About Nongkrong Village

Nongkrong is a small village in Mawshynrut tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 143 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongkrong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongkrong village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawshynrut
Pincode	793120
Population	274
Male Population	143
Female Population	131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
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 Nongkrong compares

By the 2011 count Nongkrong is the 90th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 235 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Nongkrong

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

Nongkrong 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 Nongkrong
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 Nongkrong

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.

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Common questions about Nongkrong

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongkrong village had a population of 274. That makes it the 90th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 235 residents.

Nongkrong village has 143 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongkrong has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Nongkrong 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 Nongkrong.

Nongkrong 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.

Nongkrong 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.