About Nohwet Village

Nohwet is a mid sized village in Pynursla tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,996, made up of 969 males and 1,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nohwet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nohwet village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Pynursla
Pincode	793112
Population	1,996
Male Population	969
Female Population	1,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,060
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 Nohwet compares

By the 2011 count Nohwet is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 438 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Nohwet

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

Nohwet lies about 26 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 57 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 Nohwet
Tehsil headquarters	Pynursla	12 km
Nearest town	Shella	26 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	26 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	57 km

Villages closest to Nohwet

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pynursla 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 Nohwet

As per the Census of India 2011, Nohwet village had a population of 1,996. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Nohwet village has 969 males and 1,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nohwet has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Nohwet is 793112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nohwet falls under Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Nohwet is শাহবাজপুর, about 57 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 Nohwet.

Nohwet is about 26 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.

Nohwet is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Pynursla is about 12 km away. Shella is about 26 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.