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About Nongbah Sohiong Village

Nongbah Sohiong is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 142 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongbah Sohiong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongbah Sohiong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawphlang
Pincode 793120
Population 294
Male Population 142
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
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 Sohiong compares

By the 2011 count Nongbah Sohiong is the 112th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Nongbah Sohiong

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

Nongbah Sohiong lies about 11 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 67 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 Sohiong
Tehsil headquarters Mawphlang 6.4 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 11 km
Nearest town Shillong 19 km
Nearest railway station Mirza 67 km

Villages closest to Nongbah Sohiong

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawphlang 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 Nongbah Sohiong

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongbah Sohiong village had a population of 294. That makes it the 112th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Nongbah Sohiong village has 142 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongbah Sohiong has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Nongbah Sohiong is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nongbah Sohiong falls under Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Nongbah Sohiong is Mirza, about 67 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 Sohiong.

Nongbah Sohiong is about 11 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 Sohiong is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawphlang is about 6.4 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 11 km away. Shillong is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khlyllem Sohiong (under 2 km), Spar Sohiong (under 2 km) and Umsohiong (under 2 km).

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

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