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About Rangthong Nongbah Village

Rangthong Nongbah is a mid sized village in Mawkyrwat tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 825, made up of 413 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangthong Nongbah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangthong Nongbah village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkyrwat
Pincode 793114
Population 825
Male Population 413
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangthong Nongbah compares

By the 2011 count Rangthong Nongbah is the 14th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 395 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Rangthong Nongbah

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

Rangthong Nongbah lies about 35 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Boko, about 75 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 Rangthong Nongbah
Tehsil headquarters Mawkyrwat 7.8 km
Nearest town Nongstoin 23 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 35 km
Nearest railway station Boko 75 km

Villages closest to Rangthong Nongbah

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 Rangthong Nongbah

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangthong Nongbah village had a population of 825. That makes it the 14th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Rangthong Nongbah village has 413 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangthong Nongbah has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Rangthong Nongbah is Boko, about 75 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 Rangthong Nongbah.

Rangthong Nongbah 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.

Rangthong Nongbah is in Mawkyrwat tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mawkyrwat is about 7.8 km away. Nongstoin is about 23 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.

The closest recorded villages are Photjaud Rangthong (under 2 km), Mawlangwir (6.6 km) and Mawkyrwat (7.8 km).

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

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