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About Sangknigiri Village

Sangknigiri is a small village in Chokpot tehsil, in the district of South Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 167 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangknigiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangknigiri village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District South Garo Hills
Tehsil Chokpot
Pincode 793005
Population 324
Male Population 167
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangknigiri compares

By the 2011 count Sangknigiri is the 24th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 145 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Sangknigiri

Sangknigiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sangknigiri 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. The nearest villages by name are Rotonggiri, Ruabanggagiri, Sabiagre and Samakagre. 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 Sangknigiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangknigiri village had a population of 324. That makes it the 24th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 145 residents.

Sangknigiri village has 167 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangknigiri has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Sangknigiri is 793005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangknigiri falls under Chokpot tehsil of South Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

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

Sangknigiri is in Chokpot tehsil of South Garo Hills 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 Sangknigiri today is likely to be higher.

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