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About Nongriat Village

Nongriat 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 868, made up of 441 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongriat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongriat village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawthadraishan
Pincode 793119
Population 868
Male Population 441
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Nongriat compares

By the 2011 count Nongriat is the 17th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 471 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Nongriat

Nongriat is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nongriat 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. The nearest villages by name are Nongeitthamah, Nongjlak, Nongkasen and Nonglait. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nongriat

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongriat village had a population of 868. That makes it the 17th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 471 residents.

Nongriat village has 441 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongriat has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

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

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

The census record for Nongriat notes the nearest railway station 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 Nongriat.

Nongriat is in Mawthadraishan tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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