About Jakhong Village

Jakhong is a mid sized village in Mairang tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 362 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhong village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mairang
Pincode	793120
Population	696
Male Population	362
Female Population	334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
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 Jakhong compares

By the 2011 count Jakhong is the 29th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 479 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Jakhong

Jakhong is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jakhong 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 Demdngiem, Dewsaw, Dombahkseh and Domtraw. 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.

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Common questions about Jakhong

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhong village had a population of 696. That makes it the 29th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 479 residents.

Jakhong village has 362 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhong has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Jakhong is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhong falls under Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Jakhong 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 Jakhong.

Jakhong is in Mairang tehsil of West Khasi 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.