About Nongbah Village

Nongbah is a small village in Nongstoin tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 139 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongbah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongbah village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Nongstoin
Pincode	793119
Population	283
Male Population	139
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nongbah compares

By the 2011 count Nongbah is the 65th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Nongbah

Nongbah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nongbah as Available within 5 - 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 Nongbah from other places

Nongbah lies about 38 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Singra, about 82 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 Nongbah
Tehsil headquarters	Nongstoin	28 km
District headquarters	West Khasi Hills	38 km
Nearest railway station	Singra	82 km

Villages closest to Nongbah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongbah village had a population of 283. That makes it the 65th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Nongbah village has 139 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongbah has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

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

Nongbah falls under Nongstoin tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Nongbah is Singra, about 82 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nongbah.

Nongbah is about 38 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.

Nongbah is in Nongstoin tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Nongstoin is about 28 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 38 km away. Singra is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.