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About Nonglait Village

Nonglait is a mid sized village in Mawthadraishan tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,003, made up of 519 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nonglait Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nonglait village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawthadraishan
Pincode 793119
Population 1,003
Male Population 519
Female Population 484
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 Nonglait compares

By the 2011 count Nonglait is the 10th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 471 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Nonglait

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

Nonglait lies about 22 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Boko, about 62 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 Nonglait
Nearest town Nongstoin 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawthadraishan 15 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 22 km
Nearest railway station Boko 62 km

Villages closest to Nonglait

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nonglait village had a population of 1,003. That makes it the 10th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 471 residents.

Nonglait village has 519 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nonglait has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Nonglait is 793119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nonglait falls under Mawthadraishan tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Nonglait is Boko, about 62 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 Nonglait.

Nonglait is about 22 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.

Nonglait is in Mawthadraishan tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Nongstoin is about 9.4 km away. Mawthadraishan is about 15 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marngor (10.0 km), Mawroh (10.0 km) and Mawphanlur (16 km).

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

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