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About Nongtrai Village

Nongtrai is a mid sized village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 473 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongtrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongtrai village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 969
Male Population 473
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nongtrai compares

By the 2011 count Nongtrai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local 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 Nongtrai

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

Nongtrai lies about 31 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 Nongtrai
Nearest town Shella 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 10 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 31 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 78 km

Villages closest to Nongtrai

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 Nongtrai

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongtrai village had a population of 969. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Nongtrai village has 473 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongtrai has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Nongtrai 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 village for Nongtrai.

Nongtrai is about 31 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.

Nongtrai is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 5.0 km away. Mawsynram is about 10 km away. East Khasi Hills 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 Nonglait (1.7 km), Sinai Mawshynrut (2.1 km) and Dewsaw (2.3 km).

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

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