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About Sasniang Village

Sasniang is a small village in Mawkyrwat tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 191 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasniang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasniang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkyrwat
Pincode 793119
Population 360
Male Population 191
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sasniang compares

By the 2011 count Sasniang is the 49th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 395 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Sasniang

Sasniang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sasniang as Available within village. 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 Rangmaw, Rangthong Nongbah, Rembyrngaw and Rohbah. 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 Sasniang

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasniang village had a population of 360. That makes it the 49th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Sasniang village has 191 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasniang has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sasniang is 793119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The census record for Sasniang notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sasniang.

Sasniang is in Mawkyrwat 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.

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

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