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About Shongbiang Village

Shongbiang is a small village in Mawshynrut tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 62 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shongbiang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shongbiang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawshynrut
Pincode 793120
Population 120
Male Population 62
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Shongbiang compares

By the 2011 count Shongbiang is the 222nd largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 235 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Shongbiang

Shongbiang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shongbiang 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 Sengmaong, Shallang Sohbar, Shallang Songsak and Shilliang Rynniaw. 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 Shongbiang

As per the Census of India 2011, Shongbiang village had a population of 120. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 235 residents.

Shongbiang village has 62 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shongbiang has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

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

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

The census record for Shongbiang 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 Shongbiang.

Shongbiang 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.

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

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