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About Nonglwai Village

Nonglwai is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 91 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nonglwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nonglwai village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawphlang
Pincode 793121
Population 184
Male Population 91
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
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 Nonglwai compares

By the 2011 count Nonglwai is the 148th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Nonglwai

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

Nonglwai lies about 22 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, 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 Nonglwai
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 22 km
Nearest town Jowai 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawphlang 27 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 62 km

Villages closest to Nonglwai

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 Nonglwai

As per the Census of India 2011, Nonglwai village had a population of 184. That makes it the 148th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Nonglwai village has 91 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nonglwai has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Nonglwai is 793121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Nonglwai is শাহবাজপুর, 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 Nonglwai.

Nonglwai is about 22 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.

Nonglwai is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. East Khasi Hills is about 22 km away. Jowai is about 26 km away. Mawphlang is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laitlyngkhoi (20 km), Laitmawpen (20 km) and Laitryngwai (24 km).

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

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