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About Nongdron Village

Nongdron is a small village in Mawshynrut tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 105 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongdron Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongdron village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawshynrut
Pincode 793120
Population 203
Male Population 105
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Nongdron compares

By the 2011 count Nongdron is the 135th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 235 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Nongdron

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

Nongdron lies about 8.0 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Dhupdhara, about 44 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 Nongdron
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawshynrut 8.7 km
Nearest town Nongstoin 20 km
Nearest railway station Dhupdhara 44 km

Villages closest to Nongdron

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 Nongdron

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongdron village had a population of 203. That makes it the 135th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 235 residents.

Nongdron village has 105 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongdron has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Nongdron is Dhupdhara, about 44 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 Nongdron.

Nongdron is about 8.0 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.

Nongdron is in Mawshynrut tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. West Khasi Hills is about 8.0 km away. Mawshynrut is about 8.7 km away. Nongstoin is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongkrong (under 2 km), Nongrongdu (under 2 km) and Patharkhnang (8.6 km).

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

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