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About Nongjri Village

Nongjri is a small village in Pynursla tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 133 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongjri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongjri village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Pynursla
Pincode 793110
Population 261
Male Population 133
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
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 Nongjri compares

By the 2011 count Nongjri is the 72nd 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 balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Nongjri

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

Nongjri lies about 28 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 60 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 Nongjri
Nearest town Shella 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pynursla 18 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 28 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 60 km

Villages closest to Nongjri

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 Nongjri

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongjri village had a population of 261. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Nongjri village has 133 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongjri has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Nongjri is 793110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Nongjri is শাহবাজপুর, about 60 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 Nongjri.

Nongjri is about 28 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.

Nongjri is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 16 km away. Pynursla is about 18 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tishang (under 2 km), Tyngkei (6.4 km) and Mawlam (8.5 km).

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

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