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About Nongsder Village

Nongsder 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 602, made up of 307 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongsder Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongsder village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Pynursla
Pincode 793110
Population 602
Male Population 307
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Nongsder compares

By the 2011 count Nongsder is the 34th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above 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 Nongsder

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

Nongsder lies about 16 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 68 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 Nongsder
Tehsil headquarters Pynursla 8.0 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 16 km
Nearest town Shella 22 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 68 km

Villages closest to Nongsder

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 Nongsder

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongsder village had a population of 602. That makes it the 34th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Nongsder village has 307 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongsder has about 961 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 Nongsder is 793110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Nongsder is শাহবাজপুর, about 68 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 Nongsder.

Nongsder is about 16 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.

Nongsder is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Pynursla is about 8.0 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 16 km away. Shella is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawiang (3.4 km), Mawlam (3.7 km) and Tyngkei (6.1 km).

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

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