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About Shnongrim Village

Shnongrim is a mid sized village in Saipung tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 494 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shnongrim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shnongrim village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Saipung
Pincode 793200
Population 966
Male Population 494
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shnongrim compares

By the 2011 count Shnongrim is the 6th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Shnongrim

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

Shnongrim lies about 15 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Ditokcherra, about 41 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 Shnongrim
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Saipung 16 km
Nearest town Jowai 34 km
Nearest railway station Ditokcherra 41 km

Villages closest to Shnongrim

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saipung 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 Shnongrim

As per the Census of India 2011, Shnongrim village had a population of 966. That makes it the 6th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Shnongrim village has 494 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shnongrim has about 955 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 959.

The pincode recorded for Shnongrim is 793200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shnongrim falls under Saipung tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Shnongrim is Ditokcherra, about 41 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 Shnongrim.

Shnongrim is about 15 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shnongrim is in Saipung tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Jaintia Hills is about 15 km away. Saipung is about 16 km away. Jowai 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 Jalaphet Bri Sumer (2.5 km), Jalaphet Bri Sutnga (2.5 km) and Tongseng Nongkhlieh (3.4 km).

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

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