About Nongbah Village

Nongbah is a small village in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 156 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongbah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongbah village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Khatarshnong Laitkroh
Pincode	793015
Population	307
Male Population	156
Female Population	151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
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 Nongbah compares

By the 2011 count Nongbah is the 31st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 359 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 1000.

Getting to Nongbah

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

Nongbah lies about 31 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 53 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 Nongbah
Nearest town	Jowai	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khatarshnong Laitkroh	31 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	31 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	53 km

Villages closest to Nongbah

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

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Common questions about Nongbah

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongbah village had a population of 307. That makes it the 31st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 359 residents.

Nongbah village has 156 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongbah has about 968 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 1000.

The pincode recorded for Nongbah is 793015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nongbah falls under Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Nongbah is শাহবাজপুর, about 53 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 Nongbah.

Nongbah is about 31 km from East Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nongbah is in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Jowai is about 27 km away. Khatarshnong Laitkroh is about 31 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.