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About Chibong Village

Chibong is a small village in Dadenggiri tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 115 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,296 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chibong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chibong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Dadenggiri
Pincode 794104
Population 264
Male Population 115
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,296
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chibong compares

By the 2011 count Chibong is the 67th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chibong

Chibong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chibong 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 Chibong from other places

Chibong lies about 9.1 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Dhubri, about 44 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 Chibong
Tehsil headquarters Dadenggiri 9.1 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 9.1 km
Nearest town Tura 18 km
Nearest railway station Dhubri 44 km

Villages closest to Chibong

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dadenggiri 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 Chibong

As per the Census of India 2011, Chibong village had a population of 264. That makes it the 67th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Chibong village has 115 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chibong has about 1296 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Chibong is 794104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chibong falls under Dadenggiri tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Chibong is Dhubri, about 44 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 Chibong.

Chibong is about 9.1 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chibong is in Dadenggiri tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Dadenggiri is about 9.1 km away. West Garo Hills is about 9.1 km away. Tura is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rongchugre (5.4 km), Dadenggre (9.6 km) and Chenggalgre (11 km).

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

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