About Nongbah Village

Nongbah is one of the larger villages in Thadlaskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,965, made up of 3,422 males and 3,543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongbah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongbah village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Jaintia Hills
Tehsil	Thadlaskein
Pincode	793150
Population	6,965
Male Population	3,422
Female Population	3,543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nongbah compares

By the 2011 count Nongbah is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 882 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Nongbah

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

Nongbah lies about 22 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Barahu, about 67 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 Nongbah
Tehsil headquarters	Thadlaskein	7.8 km
Nearest town	Jowai	11 km
District headquarters	Jaintia Hills	22 km
Nearest railway station	Barahu	67 km

Villages closest to Nongbah

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.

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Common questions about Nongbah

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongbah village had a population of 6,965. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 882 residents.

Nongbah village has 3,422 males and 3,543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongbah has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Nongbah is 793150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Nongbah is Barahu, about 67 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 Nongbah.

Nongbah is about 22 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nongbah is in Thadlaskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Thadlaskein is about 7.8 km away. Jowai is about 11 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.