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About Dewsaw Nongthymmai Village

Dewsaw Nongthymmai is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 46 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 739 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewsaw Nongthymmai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewsaw Nongthymmai village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 80
Male Population 46
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 739
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 Dewsaw Nongthymmai compares

By the 2011 count Dewsaw Nongthymmai is the 141st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 336 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dewsaw Nongthymmai

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

Dewsaw Nongthymmai lies about 29 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 78 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 Dewsaw Nongthymmai
Nearest town Shella 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 8.4 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 29 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 78 km

Villages closest to Dewsaw Nongthymmai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawsynram 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 Dewsaw Nongthymmai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewsaw Nongthymmai village had a population of 80. That makes it the 141st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Dewsaw Nongthymmai village has 46 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewsaw Nongthymmai has about 739 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

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

Dewsaw Nongthymmai falls under Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Dewsaw Nongthymmai is শাহবাজপুর, about 78 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 Dewsaw Nongthymmai.

Dewsaw Nongthymmai is about 29 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.

Dewsaw Nongthymmai is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 6.1 km away. Mawsynram is about 8.4 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewsaw (under 2 km), Dewsawlia (under 2 km) and Tyngnger (2.0 km).

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

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