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About Nongshluid Village

Nongshluid is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 125 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongshluid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongshluid village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 262
Male Population 125
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
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 Nongshluid compares

By the 2011 count Nongshluid is the 78th 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, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Nongshluid

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

Nongshluid lies about 25 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 82 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 Nongshluid
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 3.6 km
Nearest town Shella 12 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 25 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 82 km

Villages closest to Nongshluid

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 Nongshluid

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongshluid village had a population of 262. That makes it the 78th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Nongshluid village has 125 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongshluid has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Nongshluid is শাহবাজপুর, about 82 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 Nongshluid.

Nongshluid is about 25 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.

Nongshluid is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 3.6 km away. Shella is about 12 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kenshluid (under 2 km), Synnei Nongrim (under 2 km) and Synnei Nongthymmai (under 2 km).

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

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