About Jashiar Village

Jashiar is a small village in Mawkyrwat tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 107 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jashiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jashiar village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawkyrwat
Pincode	793114
Population	212
Male Population	107
Female Population	105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
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 Jashiar compares

By the 2011 count Jashiar is the 74th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 395 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Jashiar

Jashiar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jashiar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jashiar from other places

Jashiar lies about 64 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 75 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 Jashiar
Nearest town	Shella	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawkyrwat	26 km
District headquarters	West Khasi Hills	64 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	75 km

Villages closest to Jashiar

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

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Common questions about Jashiar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jashiar village had a population of 212. That makes it the 74th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Jashiar village has 107 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jashiar has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Jashiar is 793114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jashiar falls under Mawkyrwat tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Jashiar is শাহবাজপুর, about 75 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jashiar.

Jashiar is about 64 km from West Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jashiar is in Mawkyrwat tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 2.0 km away. Mawkyrwat is about 26 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.