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About Nongkhlaw A B Village

Nongkhlaw A B 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 1,556, made up of 748 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongkhlaw A B Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongkhlaw A B village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mairang
Pincode 793120
Population 1,556
Male Population 748
Female Population 808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nongkhlaw A B compares

By the 2011 count Nongkhlaw A B is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 479 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Nongkhlaw A B

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

Nongkhlaw A B lies about 50 km from West Khasi Hills, 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 Nongkhlaw A B
Tehsil headquarters Mairang 14 km
Nearest town Mawlai-Mawïong 25 km
Nearest railway station Mirza 45 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 50 km

Villages closest to Nongkhlaw A B

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.

Common questions about Nongkhlaw A B

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongkhlaw A B village had a population of 1,556. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 479 residents.

Nongkhlaw A B village has 748 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongkhlaw A B has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Nongkhlaw A B is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nongkhlaw A B falls under Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Nongkhlaw A B 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 village for Nongkhlaw A B.

Nongkhlaw A B is about 50 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.

Nongkhlaw A B is in Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mairang is about 14 km away. Mawlai-Mawïong is about 25 km away. Mirza is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umthlu Nongkhla (under 2 km), Mawkarah Mawpni (6.8 km) and Mawkarah Nongkdait (6.8 km).

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

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