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About Siangra Village

Siangra is a small village in Mawshynrut tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 81 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siangra village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawshynrut
Pincode 793120
Population 172
Male Population 81
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
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 Siangra compares

By the 2011 count Siangra is the 163rd largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below 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 Siangra

Siangra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Siangra 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 Siangra from other places

Siangra lies about 40 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Singra, about 4.8 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 Siangra
Nearest railway station Singra 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawshynrut 33 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 40 km
Nearest town Barpeta 45 km

Villages closest to Siangra

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

Common questions about Siangra

As per the Census of India 2011, Siangra village had a population of 172. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 235 residents.

Siangra village has 81 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siangra has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Siangra is Singra, about 4.8 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 Siangra.

Siangra is about 40 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.

Siangra is in Mawshynrut tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Singra is about 4.8 km away. Mawshynrut is about 33 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balapara (6.6 km), Malapara (6.6 km) and Ranighat (21 km).

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

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