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About Nongdiat Village

Nongdiat is a small village in Mawkyrwat tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 90 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongdiat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongdiat village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkyrwat
Pincode 793114
Population 172
Male Population 90
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Nongdiat compares

By the 2011 count Nongdiat is the 88th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 395 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Nongdiat

Nongdiat is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nongdiat 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 Nongdiat from other places

Nongdiat lies about 63 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 76 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 Nongdiat
Nearest town Shella 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawkyrwat 25 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 63 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 76 km

Villages closest to Nongdiat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongdiat village had a population of 172. That makes it the 88th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Nongdiat village has 90 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongdiat has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Nongdiat is 793114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nongdiat falls under Mawkyrwat tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Nongdiat is শাহবাজপুর, about 76 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 Nongdiat.

Nongdiat is about 63 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.

Nongdiat is in Mawkyrwat tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 8.7 km away. Mawkyrwat is about 25 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Domtynrong (3.9 km), Jashiar (7.0 km) and Mawpon (14 km).

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

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