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About Marngor Village

Marngor is a mid sized village in Mawthadraishan tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 993, made up of 513 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marngor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marngor village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawthadraishan
Pincode 793119
Population 993
Male Population 513
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marngor compares

By the 2011 count Marngor is the 12th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 471 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Marngor

Marngor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marngor as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Marngor from other places

Marngor lies about 30 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 62 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 Marngor
Tehsil headquarters Mawthadraishan 6.3 km
Nearest town Nongstoin 17 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 30 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 62 km

Villages closest to Marngor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marngor village had a population of 993. That makes it the 12th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 471 residents.

Marngor village has 513 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marngor has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

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

Marngor falls under Mawthadraishan tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Marngor is Bamunigaon, about 62 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 village for Marngor.

Marngor is about 30 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.

Marngor is in Mawthadraishan tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mawthadraishan is about 6.3 km away. Nongstoin is about 17 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawroh (under 2 km), Mawphanlur (9.0 km) and Nonglait (10.0 km).

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

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