About Nongriat Village

Nongriat 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 136, made up of 73 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongriat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongriat village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Shella Bholaganj
Pincode	793108
Population	136
Male Population	73
Female Population	63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
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 Nongriat compares

By the 2011 count Nongriat is the 81st 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 Nongriat

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

Nongriat lies about 23 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 76 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 Nongriat
Nearest town	Shella	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shella Bholaganj	23 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	23 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	76 km

Villages closest to Nongriat

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.

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Common questions about Nongriat

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongriat village had a population of 136. That makes it the 81st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Nongriat village has 73 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongriat has about 863 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 Nongriat is 793108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Nongriat is শাহবাজপুর, about 76 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 Nongriat.

Nongriat is about 23 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.

Nongriat is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 8.7 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 23 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.