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About Nongspung Village

Nongspung is a mid sized village in Nongstoin tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 968, made up of 484 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nongspung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongspung village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Nongstoin
Pincode 793119
Population 968
Male Population 484
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nongspung compares

By the 2011 count Nongspung is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Nongspung

Nongspung is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nongspung as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nongspung from other places

Nongspung lies about 47 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 70 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 Nongspung
Nearest town Shella 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Nongstoin 34 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 47 km
Nearest railway station Mirza 70 km

Villages closest to Nongspung

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.

Common questions about Nongspung

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongspung village had a population of 968. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongspung has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Nongspung is Mirza, about 70 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nongspung.

Nongspung is about 47 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.

Nongspung is in Nongstoin tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 31 km away. Nongstoin is about 34 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongspung Kyrshai (under 2 km), Mawiong (13 km) and Mawthaw (13 km).

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

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