# Nongkrem Village, Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills 

# Nongkrem

Nongkrem is a village in Mawryngkneng sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793021**. The 2011 Census counted **3,038 people in 585 households**, the 5th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 3,038people (2011)
- 585households
- 91.5%literacy
- 793021PIN code

## Nongkrem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nongkrem is 793021.** Nongkrem falls in Mawryngkneng sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793021
- Community development blockMawryngkneng
- Census village code278385

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

## How far is Nongkrem from nearby towns?

- Mawryngkneng (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)15 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)15 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 Nongkrem?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Nongkrem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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.

## Homes and amenities in Nongkrem

Of every 100 households in Nongkrem in 2011, 91 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Nongkrem · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**73%

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

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**38%

Tap water ****59%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**89%

Use banking services ****83%**

**55%

Television ****44%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**4%

None of these assets ****35%**

**46%

Own their home ****66%**

**80%

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 Nongkrem?

■ Nongkrem · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**960

Working population ****35.3%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 91.6% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 714 (67%) · **■** Marginal 148 (14%)

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 Mawryngkneng

- Mawryngkneng6,598 people
- Sohryngkham5,736 people
- Smit5,037 people
- Mawlynrei3,473 people
- Umphyrnai2,997 people
- Mawshbuit2,590 people
- Diengpasoh2,191 people
- Puriang2,004 people

[All 64 villages in Mawryngkneng](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawryngkneng/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nongkrem?793021
- How far is Nongkrem from Shillong?15 km by road
- What is the population of Nongkrem?3,038 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongkrem in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawryngkneng sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongkrem?91.5% (Census 2011)