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About Nongsohram Village

Nongsohram is a small village in Mawshynrut tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 61 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 672 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongsohram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongsohram village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawshynrut
Pincode 793120
Population 102
Male Population 61
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 672
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 Nongsohram compares

By the 2011 count Nongsohram is the 240th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well 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 Nongsohram

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

Nongsohram lies about 29 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 42 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 Nongsohram
Tehsil headquarters Mawshynrut 21 km
Nearest town Williamnagar 27 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 29 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 42 km

Villages closest to Nongsohram

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 Nongsohram

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongsohram village had a population of 102. That makes it the 240th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 235 residents.

Nongsohram village has 61 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongsohram has about 672 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 Nongsohram is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Nongsohram is Mendipathar, about 42 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 Nongsohram.

Nongsohram is about 29 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.

Nongsohram is in Mawshynrut tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mawshynrut is about 21 km away. Williamnagar is about 27 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongdaju (7.5 km), Mangsangdaso (8.8 km) and Dalbot Rongbeng (8.8 km).

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

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