# Nongbah Sohiong Village, Mawphlang – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Nongbah Sohiong

Nongbah Sohiong is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **294 people in 52 households**, the 113th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 294people (2011)
- 52households
- 86.5%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Nongbah Sohiong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nongbah Sohiong is 793120.** Nongbah Sohiong falls in Mawphlang sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278159

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nongbah Sohiong from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)30 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Nongbah Sohiong?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nongbah Sohiong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawphlang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nongbah Sohiong known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and potato**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nongbah Sohiong

Of every 100 households in Nongbah Sohiong in 2011, 72 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Nongbah Sohiong · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**44%

Tap water ****9%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****36%**

**30%

Television ****28%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**60%

Own their home ****79%**

**86%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Nongbah Sohiong?

■ Nongbah Sohiong · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****730**

**980

Working population ****38.4%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 85.6% for women. 44% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 79 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (17%) · **■** Other work 15 (13%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mawphlang

- Madan Lyngkhoi Ranab Domlyngkut296 people
- Mawkhar Marbaniang295 people
- Mawpunrum295 people
- Madankor294 people
- Mawmyrsiang293 people
- Mawtap Pyllun292 people
- Mawripih B291 people
- Mawkalum286 people

[All 184 villages in Mawphlang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawphlang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nongbah Sohiong?793120
- How far is Nongbah Sohiong from Shillong?30 km by road
- What is the population of Nongbah Sohiong?294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongbah Sohiong in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongbah Sohiong?86.5% (Census 2011)
