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About Nongryngkoh Village

Nongryngkoh 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 943, made up of 473 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongryngkoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongryngkoh village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkynrew
Pincode 793015
Population 943
Male Population 473
Female Population 470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 Nongryngkoh compares

By the 2011 count Nongryngkoh is the 12th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 656 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 1020.

Getting to Nongryngkoh

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

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 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 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 Nongryngkoh

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongryngkoh village had a population of 943. That makes it the 12th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Nongryngkoh village has 473 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongryngkoh has about 994 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 1020.

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

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

The nearest railway station to 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 Nongryngkoh.

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.

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 New 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 Nongryngkoh today is likely to be higher.

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