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About Nongnad Village

Nongnad is a small village in Mawkyrwat tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 93 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongnad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongnad village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkyrwat
Pincode 793114
Population 205
Male Population 93
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,204
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nongnad compares

By the 2011 count Nongnad is the 79th 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, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Nongnad

Nongnad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nongnad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nongnad from other places

Nongnad lies about 38 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Singra, about 82 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 Nongnad
Tehsil headquarters Mawkyrwat 17 km
Nearest town Nongstoin 28 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 38 km
Nearest railway station Singra 82 km

Villages closest to Nongnad

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 Nongnad

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongnad village had a population of 205. That makes it the 79th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Nongnad village has 93 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongnad has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Nongnad is Singra, about 82 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 <5 km distance for Nongnad.

Nongnad is about 38 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.

Nongnad is in Mawkyrwat tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mawkyrwat is about 17 km away. Nongstoin is about 28 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongbah (under 2 km), Nongnam (under 2 km) and Nongthymmai Langjaud (9.2 km).

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

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