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About Pungphreit Village

Pungphreit is a small village in Nongstoin tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 152 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pungphreit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pungphreit village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Nongstoin
Pincode 793119
Population 298
Male Population 152
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Pungphreit compares

By the 2011 count Pungphreit is the 59th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Pungphreit

Pungphreit is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pungphreit 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 Nongweidohlieh, Patharkhadoh, Porkhadoh and Porla. 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 Pungphreit

As per the Census of India 2011, Pungphreit village had a population of 298. That makes it the 59th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Pungphreit village has 152 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pungphreit has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

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

Pungphreit falls under Nongstoin tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Pungphreit 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 Pungphreit.

Pungphreit is in Nongstoin 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 Pungphreit today is likely to be higher.

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