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About Nongnong Village

Nongnong 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 79, made up of 39 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongnong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongnong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793108
Population 79
Male Population 39
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
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 Nongnong compares

By the 2011 count Nongnong is the 97th 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, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Nongnong

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

Nongnong lies about 19 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 59 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 Nongnong
Nearest town Nongthymmai under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shella Bholaganj 19 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 19 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 59 km

Villages closest to Nongnong

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 Nongnong

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongnong village had a population of 79. That makes it the 97th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Nongnong village has 39 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongnong has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Nongnong is 793108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Nongnong is Kamalajari, about 59 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 Nongnong.

Nongnong is about 19 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.

Nongnong is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Nongthymmai is about under 2 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 19 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongthymmai (under 2 km), Nongthynmmai (under 2 km) and Lum U Smon (under 2 km).

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

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