Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills # Nongkriah Nongkriah is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793121. The 2011 Census counted 293 people in 57 households, the 72nd largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 293 people (2011) - 57 households - 31.7% literacy - 793121 PIN code ## Nongkriah PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nongkriah is 793121. Nongkriah falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793121 - Community development block Mawsynram - Census village code 278736 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nongkriah from nearby towns? - Mawsynram (sub-district HQ) 58 km by road - Shillong (district HQ) 118 km by road - Shillong (nearest town) 118 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nongkriah? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Nongkriah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dangar - ○ 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 untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nongkriah known for? The main crops are rice and pepper. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nongkriah Of every 100 households in Nongkriah in 2011, 91 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nongkriah · ■ Mawsynram rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 74% - Toilet within the home 2% 28% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 70% - Tap water 2% 47% - Drinking water within premises 7% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 2% 31% - Television 19% 25% - Mobile phone 0% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 66% 52% - Own their home 100% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nongkriah? ■ Nongkriah · ■ Mawsynram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 31.7% 74.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 940 993 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 979 - Working population 26.3% 40.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 39.0% for men and 23.9% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (5%) · ■ Marginal 69 (90%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mawsynram - Betgora A 299 people - Mawdon 294 people - Ingkyrsa 293 people - Laitumsaw 293 people - Weisohpieng 291 people - Joiram 284 people - Dholai Bhowal 276 people - Dangar Dop 272 people All 166 villages in Mawsynram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nongkriah? 793121 - How far is Nongkriah from Shillong? 118 km by road - What is the population of Nongkriah? 293 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nongkriah in? East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Nongkriah? 31.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawsynram/nongkriah/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.