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About Nongtalang Main Village

Nongtalang Main is a large village in Amlarem tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,401, made up of 1,127 males and 1,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongtalang Main Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongtalang Main village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Amlarem
Pincode 793109
Population 2,401
Male Population 1,127
Female Population 1,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nongtalang Main compares

By the 2011 count Nongtalang Main is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 462 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Nongtalang Main

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

Nongtalang Main lies about 34 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 48 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 Nongtalang Main
Tehsil headquarters Amlarem 10 km
Nearest town Jowai 28 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 34 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 48 km

Villages closest to Nongtalang Main

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amlarem 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 Nongtalang Main

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongtalang Main village had a population of 2,401. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 462 residents.

Nongtalang Main village has 1,127 males and 1,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongtalang Main has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Nongtalang Main is 793109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nongtalang Main falls under Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Nongtalang Main is শাহবাজপুর, about 48 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 village for Nongtalang Main.

Nongtalang Main is about 34 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nongtalang Main is in Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Amlarem is about 10 km away. Jowai is about 28 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongtalang Mission (under 2 km), Nongtalang Thymmai (under 2 km) and Sohkha Mission (3.2 km).

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

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