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About Chengkali Village

Chengkali is a small village in Gasuapara tehsil, in the district of South Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 255 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chengkali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chengkali village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District South Garo Hills
Tehsil Gasuapara
Pincode 793002
Population 498
Male Population 255
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Chengkali compares

By the 2011 count Chengkali is the 11th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 177 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Chengkali

Chengkali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chengkali 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 Brenggre, Buga Dongram, Chambil Tolejang and Charipara. 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 Chengkali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chengkali village had a population of 498. That makes it the 11th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 177 residents.

Chengkali village has 255 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chengkali has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Chengkali is 793002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chengkali falls under Gasuapara tehsil of South Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Chengkali 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 Chengkali.

Chengkali is in Gasuapara 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 Chengkali today is likely to be higher.

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