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About Wahskuin Village

Wahskuin is a small village in Umsning tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 11 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wahskuin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahskuin village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Umsning
Pincode 793105
Population 20
Male Population 11
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
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 Wahskuin compares

By the 2011 count Wahskuin is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 488 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Wahskuin

Wahskuin is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Wahskuin 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. The nearest villages by name are Umwiehsnieh, Urbania, Wahlakhar and Wahmyntait. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Wahskuin

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahskuin village had a population of 20. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 488 residents.

Wahskuin village has 11 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahskuin has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Wahskuin is 793105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wahskuin falls under Umsning tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Wahskuin notes the nearest railway station 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 Wahskuin.

Wahskuin is in Umsning tehsil of Ribhoi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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