About Nongkwai Village

Nongkwai 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 941, made up of 430 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongkwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongkwai village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Pynursla
Pincode	793110
Population	941
Male Population	430
Female Population	511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,188
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 Nongkwai compares

By the 2011 count Nongkwai is the 16th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, 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 Nongkwai

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

Nongkwai lies about 22 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 62 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 Nongkwai
Tehsil headquarters	Pynursla	7.6 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	22 km
Nearest town	Jowai	26 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	62 km

Villages closest to Nongkwai

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 Nongkwai

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongkwai village had a population of 941. That makes it the 16th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Nongkwai village has 430 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongkwai has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Nongkwai is শাহবাজপুর, about 62 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 Nongkwai.

Nongkwai is about 22 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.

Nongkwai is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Pynursla is about 7.6 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 22 km away. Jowai is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.