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About Nongkharai Village

Nongkharai is a small village in Thadlaskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 145 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongkharai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongkharai village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Thadlaskein
Pincode 793151
Population 272
Male Population 145
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nongkharai compares

By the 2011 count Nongkharai is the 91st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 882 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Nongkharai

Nongkharai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nongkharai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nartiang, Niriang, Nongbah and Nongdhar. 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 Nongkharai

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongkharai village had a population of 272. That makes it the 91st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 882 residents.

Nongkharai village has 145 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongkharai has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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

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

The census record for Nongkharai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nongkharai.

Nongkharai is in Thadlaskein tehsil of Jaintia 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 Nongkharai today is likely to be higher.

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