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About Askigandi Village

Askigandi is a mid sized village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 456 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Askigandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Askigandi village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794104
Population 944
Male Population 456
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
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 Askigandi compares

By the 2011 count Askigandi is the 48th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Askigandi

Askigandi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Askigandi 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 Arigre, Aronggiri, Ashimgiri and Asimgre. 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 Askigandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Askigandi village had a population of 944. That makes it the 48th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Askigandi village has 456 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Askigandi has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

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

Askigandi falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Askigandi 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 Askigandi.

Askigandi is in Selsella tehsil of West 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 Askigandi today is likely to be higher.

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