About Nongwar Village

Nongwar is a mid sized village in Shella Bholaganj tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 266 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongwar village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Shella Bholaganj
Pincode	793108
Population	562
Male Population	266
Female Population	296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,113
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nongwar compares

By the 2011 count Nongwar is the 24th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Nongwar

Nongwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nongwar as Available within village. 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 Nongwar from other places

Nongwar lies about 28 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 Nongwar
Nearest town	Shella	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shella Bholaganj	28 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	28 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	75 km

Villages closest to Nongwar

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 Nongwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongwar village had a population of 562. That makes it the 24th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Nongwar village has 266 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongwar has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Nongwar 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nongwar.

Nongwar is about 28 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.

Nongwar is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 4.4 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 28 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.