Village · Mawkynrew, East Khasi Hills
# Nonghulew

Nonghulew is a village in Mawkynrew sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793015. The 2011 Census counted 593 people in 117 households, the 30th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.
- 593 people (2011)
- 117 households
- 70.7% literacy
- 793015 PIN code

## Nonghulew PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nonghulew is 793015. Nonghulew falls in Mawkynrew sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793015
- Community development block Mawkynrew
- Census village code 278497

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Nonghulew from nearby towns?
- Mawkynrew (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ) 85 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town) 85 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Nonghulew?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nonghulew; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jongksha
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Nonghulew

Of every 100 households in Nonghulew in 2011, 44 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nonghulew · ■ Mawkynrew rural average
- Electricity for lighting 44% 54%
- Toilet within the home 0% 36%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 61%
- Tap water 100% 58%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 26% 42%
- Television 3% 8%
- Mobile phone 17% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 0%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 77% 61%
- Own their home 100% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Nonghulew?

■ Nonghulew · ■ Mawkynrew rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.7% 70.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1003 1017
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1053 999
- Working population 42.3% 49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 77.0% for women. 50% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 231 (92%) · ■ Marginal 17 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mawkynrew
- Mawlat 618 people
- Jatah Nonglyer 616 people
- Rngibah 606 people
- Syniasya 602 people
- Umtong 553 people
- Khlieh-a-sem 482 people
- Mawsna 472 people
- Wahlyngdoh 454 people

All 71 villages in Mawkynrew

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nonghulew? 793015
- How far is Nonghulew from Shillong? 85 km by road
- What is the population of Nonghulew? 593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nonghulew in? East Khasi Hills district (Mawkynrew sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nonghulew? 70.7% (Census 2011)

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