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About Nongblai Village

Nongblai is a small village in Pynursla tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 115 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongblai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongblai village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Pynursla
Pincode 793112
Population 217
Male Population 115
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Nongblai compares

By the 2011 count Nongblai is the 83rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 438 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Nongblai

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

Nongblai 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 Nongblai
Nearest town Shella 6.6 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Pynursla 33 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 80 km

Villages closest to Nongblai

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.

Common questions about Nongblai

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongblai village had a population of 217. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Nongblai village has 115 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongblai has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 998.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Nongblai 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 Nongblai.

Nongblai 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.

Nongblai is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 6.6 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 32 km away. Pynursla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewsaw (3.1 km), Dewsaw Pathaw (3.1 km) and Lyngkhong Pdah (4.4 km).

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

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