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About Nongsteng Village

Nongsteng 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 356, made up of 182 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongsteng Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongsteng village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793111
Population 356
Male Population 182
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Nongsteng compares

By the 2011 count Nongsteng is the 43rd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Nongsteng

Nongsteng is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nongsteng 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. The nearest villages by name are Nonglyngkien, Nongnong, Nongpriang and Nongriat. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nongsteng

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongsteng village had a population of 356. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Nongsteng village has 182 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongsteng has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

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

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

The census record for Nongsteng notes the nearest railway station 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 Nongsteng.

Nongsteng is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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