About Nongkrem Village

Nongkrem is a mid sized village in Mairang tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 389 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongkrem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongkrem village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mairang
Pincode	793120
Population	784
Male Population	389
Female Population	395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nongkrem compares

By the 2011 count Nongkrem is the 23rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 479 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Nongkrem

Nongkrem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nongkrem as Available within 10+ 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 Nongkrem from other places

Nongkrem lies about 35 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 36 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 Nongkrem
Tehsil headquarters	Mairang	25 km
Nearest town	Nongstoin	30 km
District headquarters	West Khasi Hills	35 km
Nearest railway station	Bamunigaon	36 km

Villages closest to Nongkrem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongkrem village had a population of 784. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 479 residents.

Nongkrem village has 389 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongkrem has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Nongkrem is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nongkrem falls under Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Nongkrem is Bamunigaon, about 36 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 village for Nongkrem.

Nongkrem is about 35 km from West Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nongkrem is in Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mairang is about 25 km away. Nongstoin is about 30 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.