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About Nongjngi Village

Nongjngi is a mid sized village in Thadlaskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,460, made up of 731 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongjngi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongjngi village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Thadlaskein
Pincode 793151
Population 1,460
Male Population 731
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nongjngi compares

By the 2011 count Nongjngi is the 16th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 882 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Nongjngi

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

Nongjngi lies about 31 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 70 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 Nongjngi
Tehsil headquarters Thadlaskein 8.8 km
Nearest town Jowai 11 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 31 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 70 km

Villages closest to Nongjngi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongjngi village had a population of 1,460. That makes it the 16th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 882 residents.

Nongjngi village has 731 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongjngi has about 997 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Nongjngi is 793151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nongjngi falls under Thadlaskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Nongjngi is Kamalajari, about 70 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 Nongjngi.

Nongjngi is about 31 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nongjngi is in Thadlaskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Thadlaskein is about 8.8 km away. Jowai is about 11 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohmynting (6.4 km), Wahiajer (9.3 km) and Pynthorlangtein (9.5 km).

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

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