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About Nongdaju Village

Nongdaju is a mid sized village in Mawshynrut tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 291 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongdaju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongdaju village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawshynrut
Pincode 793120
Population 584
Male Population 291
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 Nongdaju compares

By the 2011 count Nongdaju is the 21st largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 235 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Nongdaju

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

Nongdaju lies about 24 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Amronga, about 48 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 Nongdaju
Tehsil headquarters Mawshynrut 19 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 24 km
Nearest town Williamnagar 31 km
Nearest railway station Amronga 48 km

Villages closest to Nongdaju

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongdaju village had a population of 584. That makes it the 21st largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 235 residents.

Nongdaju village has 291 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongdaju has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

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

Nongdaju falls under Mawshynrut tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Nongdaju is Amronga, about 48 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 Nongdaju.

Nongdaju is about 24 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.

Nongdaju is in Mawshynrut tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mawshynrut is about 19 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 24 km away. Williamnagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongsohram (7.5 km), Mangsangdaso (15 km) and Dalbot Rongbeng (16 km).

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

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