About Diwon Village

Diwon is a mid sized village in Umling tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 622 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Diwon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diwon village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Ribhoi
Tehsil	Umling
Pincode	793102
Population	1,305
Male Population	622
Female Population	683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,098
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Diwon compares

By the 2011 count Diwon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 352 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Diwon

Diwon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Diwon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Diwon from other places

Diwon lies about 20 km from Ribhoi, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Diwon
Nearest railway station	Kamalajari	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Umling	20 km
District headquarters	Ribhoi	20 km
Nearest town	Guwahati	36 km

Villages closest to Diwon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Umling tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Diwon

As per the Census of India 2011, Diwon village had a population of 1,305. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 352 residents.

Diwon village has 622 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diwon has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Diwon is 793102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Diwon falls under Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Diwon is Kamalajari, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Diwon.

Diwon is about 20 km from Ribhoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diwon is in Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district. Kamalajari is about 16 km away. Umling is about 20 km away. Ribhoi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.