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About Margang Village

Margang is a small village in Umling tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 17 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,647 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Margang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Margang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Umling
Pincode 793102
Population 45
Male Population 17
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,647
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Margang compares

By the 2011 count Margang is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 352 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Margang

Margang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Margang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Margang from other places

Margang lies about 27 km from Ribhoi, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 6.3 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 Margang
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Umling 27 km
District headquarters Ribhoi 27 km
Nearest town Guwahati 29 km

Villages closest to Margang

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.

Common questions about Margang

As per the Census of India 2011, Margang village had a population of 45. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 352 residents.

Margang village has 17 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Margang has about 1647 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

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

Margang falls under Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Margang is Kamalajari, about 6.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Margang.

Margang is about 27 km from Ribhoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Margang is in Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district. Kamalajari is about 6.3 km away. Umling is about 27 km away. Ribhoi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bleishiah (8.6 km), Jermanai (9.8 km) and Diwon (10 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Margang today is likely to be higher.

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