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About Nongspung Village

Nongspung is a mid sized village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,718, made up of 832 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongspung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongspung village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawphlang
Pincode 793121
Population 1,718
Male Population 832
Female Population 886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nongspung compares

By the 2011 count Nongspung is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local 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 Nongspung

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

Nongspung lies about 20 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 70 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 Nongspung
Tehsil headquarters Mawphlang 17 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 20 km
Nearest town Shella 31 km
Nearest railway station Mirza 70 km

Villages closest to Nongspung

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 Nongspung

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongspung village had a population of 1,718. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Nongspung village has 832 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongspung has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Nongspung is Mirza, about 70 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 Nongspung.

Nongspung is about 20 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.

Nongspung is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawphlang is about 17 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 20 km away. Shella is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lyngkhwir (5.0 km), Laitmawhing (6.3 km) and Khlyllem Sohiong (12 km).

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

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