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About Nonglait Village

Nonglait is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 168 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nonglait Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nonglait village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 336
Male Population 168
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Nonglait compares

By the 2011 count Nonglait is the 56th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Nonglait

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

Nonglait lies about 32 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 80 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 Nonglait
Nearest town Shella 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 9.2 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 32 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 80 km

Villages closest to Nonglait

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 Nonglait

As per the Census of India 2011, Nonglait village had a population of 336. That makes it the 56th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Nonglait village has 168 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nonglait has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Nonglait is শাহবাজপুর, about 80 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 Nonglait.

Nonglait is about 32 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.

Nonglait is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 6.6 km away. Mawsynram is about 9.2 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sinai Mawshynrut (under 2 km), Nongtrai (1.7 km) and Mawkhan (2.4 km).

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

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