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About Bernongsai Nongkhlaw Village

Bernongsai Nongkhlaw is a small village in Jirang tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 63 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bernongsai Nongkhlaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bernongsai Nongkhlaw village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Jirang
Pincode 793102
Population 140
Male Population 63
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bernongsai Nongkhlaw compares

By the 2011 count Bernongsai Nongkhlaw is the 74th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 294 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Bernongsai Nongkhlaw

Bernongsai Nongkhlaw is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bernongsai Nongkhlaw as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bernongsai Nongkhlaw from other places

Bernongsai Nongkhlaw lies about 30 km from Ribhoi, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 45 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 Bernongsai Nongkhlaw
Tehsil headquarters Jirang 26 km
Nearest town Mawlai-Mawïong 26 km
District headquarters Ribhoi 30 km
Nearest railway station Mirza 45 km

Villages closest to Bernongsai Nongkhlaw

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jirang 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 Bernongsai Nongkhlaw

As per the Census of India 2011, Bernongsai Nongkhlaw village had a population of 140. That makes it the 74th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 294 residents.

Bernongsai Nongkhlaw village has 63 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bernongsai Nongkhlaw has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Bernongsai Nongkhlaw is 793102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bernongsai Nongkhlaw falls under Jirang tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Bernongsai Nongkhlaw is Mirza, about 45 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bernongsai Nongkhlaw.

Bernongsai Nongkhlaw is about 30 km from Ribhoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bernongsai Nongkhlaw is in Jirang tehsil of Ribhoi district. Jirang is about 26 km away. Mawlai-Mawïong is about 26 km away. Ribhoi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawskeilum (21 km), Mawskeithem (21 km) and Mynnar Jirang (26 km).

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

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