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About Nohkalikai Village

Nohkalikai is a small village in Shella Bholaganj tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 25 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 640 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nohkalikai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nohkalikai village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793111
Population 41
Male Population 25
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 640
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nohkalikai compares

By the 2011 count Nohkalikai is the 112th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Nohkalikai

Nohkalikai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nohkalikai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Nohkalikai from other places

Nohkalikai lies about 18 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 75 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 Nohkalikai
Nearest town Shella 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shella Bholaganj 18 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 18 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 75 km

Villages closest to Nohkalikai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shella Bholaganj 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 Nohkalikai

As per the Census of India 2011, Nohkalikai village had a population of 41. That makes it the 112th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Nohkalikai village has 25 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nohkalikai has about 640 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Nohkalikai is 793111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nohkalikai falls under Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Nohkalikai is শাহবাজপুর, about 75 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nohkalikai.

Nohkalikai is about 18 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.

Nohkalikai is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 14 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 18 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cherrapunjee (2.7 km), Mawmluh (3.3 km) and Mawmluh Mccl (3.3 km).

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

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