About Photjalei Village

Photjalei is a small village in Mawshynrut tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 126 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Photjalei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Photjalei village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawshynrut
Pincode	793120
Population	254
Male Population	126
Female Population	128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
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 Photjalei compares

By the 2011 count Photjalei is the 100th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 235 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Photjalei

Photjalei is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Photjalei 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 Nongwar Pyndeng, Nongwardro, Nurmati and Parmawlein. 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 Photjalei

As per the Census of India 2011, Photjalei village had a population of 254. That makes it the 100th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 235 residents.

Photjalei village has 126 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Photjalei has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

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

Photjalei falls under Mawshynrut tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Photjalei 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 Photjalei.

Photjalei is in Mawshynrut 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.