About Nongum Village

Nongum 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 765, made up of 373 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongum village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mairang
Pincode	793120
Population	765
Male Population	373
Female Population	392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nongum compares

By the 2011 count Nongum is the 25th 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, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Nongum

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

Nongum lies about 68 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 60 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 Nongum
Nearest town	Shillong	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mairang	20 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalajari	60 km
District headquarters	West Khasi Hills	68 km

Villages closest to Nongum

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 Nongum

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongum village had a population of 765. That makes it the 25th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 479 residents.

Nongum village has 373 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongum has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Nongum is Kamalajari, about 60 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 Nongum.

Nongum is about 68 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.

Nongum is in Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Shillong is about 5.2 km away. Mairang is about 20 km away. Kamalajari is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.