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About Nongrongdu Village

Nongrongdu 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 107 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongrongdu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongrongdu village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawshynrut
Pincode 793120
Population 203
Male Population 107
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nongrongdu compares

By the 2011 count Nongrongdu 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, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Nongrongdu

Nongrongdu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nongrongdu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nongrongdu from other places

Nongrongdu 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 Nongrongdu
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 Nongrongdu

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 Nongrongdu

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongrongdu 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.

Nongrongdu village has 107 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongrongdu has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Nongrongdu is Dhupdhara, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Nongrongdu.

Nongrongdu 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.

Nongrongdu 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 Nongdron (under 2 km), Nongkrong (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 Nongrongdu today is likely to be higher.

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