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About Nongjri Village

Nongjri is a mid sized village in Umsning tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 452 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongjri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongjri village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Umsning
Pincode 793105
Population 897
Male Population 452
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nongjri compares

By the 2011 count Nongjri is the 35th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 488 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Nongjri

Nongjri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nongjri as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Nongjri from other places

Nongjri lies about 9.7 km from Ribhoi, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 38 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 Nongjri
Tehsil headquarters Umsning 2.6 km
District headquarters Ribhoi 9.7 km
Nearest town Mawlai-Mawïong 14 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 38 km

Villages closest to Nongjri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongjri village had a population of 897. That makes it the 35th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 488 residents.

Nongjri village has 452 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongjri has about 985 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 971.

The pincode recorded for Nongjri is 793105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nongjri falls under Umsning tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Nongjri is Kamalajari, about 38 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nongjri.

Nongjri is about 9.7 km from Ribhoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nongjri is in Umsning tehsil of Ribhoi district. Umsning is about 2.6 km away. Ribhoi is about 9.7 km away. Mawlai-Mawïong is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongrim Umksih (under 2 km), Nongrim Umpohwin (under 2 km) and Nongrimladew (under 2 km).

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

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