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About New Nongryngkoh Village

New Nongryngkoh is a small village in Mawkynrew tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 130 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

New Nongryngkoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for New Nongryngkoh village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkynrew
Pincode 793015
Population 276
Male Population 130
Female Population 146
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 New Nongryngkoh compares

By the 2011 count New Nongryngkoh is the 49th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to New Nongryngkoh

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

New Nongryngkoh lies about 24 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Longai, 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 New Nongryngkoh
Tehsil headquarters Mawkynrew 13 km
Nearest town Jowai 22 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 24 km
Nearest railway station Longai 62 km

Villages closest to New Nongryngkoh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawkynrew 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 New Nongryngkoh

As per the Census of India 2011, New Nongryngkoh village had a population of 276. That makes it the 49th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

New Nongryngkoh village has 130 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, New Nongryngkoh has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

New Nongryngkoh falls under Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to New Nongryngkoh is Longai, 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 10+ km distance for New Nongryngkoh.

New Nongryngkoh is about 24 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.

New Nongryngkoh is in Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawkynrew is about 13 km away. Jowai is about 22 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongryngkoh (under 2 km), Nohron (2.3 km) and Mawsna (4.4 km).

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

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