About Nongkriah Village

Nongkriah is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 151 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongkriah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongkriah village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawsynram
Pincode	793121
Population	293
Male Population	151
Female Population	142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
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 Nongkriah compares

By the 2011 count Nongkriah is the 69th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Nongkriah

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

Nongkriah lies about 40 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 90 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 Nongkriah
Tehsil headquarters	Mawsynram	14 km
Nearest town	Shella	18 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	40 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	90 km

Villages closest to Nongkriah

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.

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Common questions about Nongkriah

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongkriah village had a population of 293. That makes it the 69th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Nongkriah village has 151 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongkriah has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Nongkriah is শাহবাজপুর, about 90 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 Nongkriah.

Nongkriah is about 40 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.

Nongkriah is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 14 km away. Shella is about 18 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.