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About Nohron Village

Nohron is a mid sized village in Mawkynrew tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 398 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nohron Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nohron village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkynrew
Pincode 793105
Population 832
Male Population 398
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nohron compares

By the 2011 count Nohron is the 18th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above 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 Nohron

Nohron is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nohron 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 Nohron from other places

Nohron lies about 25 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Longai, about 63 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 Nohron
Tehsil headquarters Mawkynrew 11 km
Nearest town Jowai 20 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 25 km
Nearest railway station Longai 63 km

Villages closest to Nohron

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 Nohron

As per the Census of India 2011, Nohron village had a population of 832. That makes it the 18th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Nohron village has 398 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nohron has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Nohron is 793105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Nohron is Longai, about 63 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 Nohron.

Nohron is about 25 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.

Nohron is in Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawkynrew is about 11 km away. Jowai is about 20 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are New Nongryngkoh (2.3 km), Nongryngkoh (2.3 km) and Mawsna (2.5 km).

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

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