# Nongwah Village, Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Nongwah

Nongwah is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **685 people in 124 households**, the 23rd largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 685people (2011)
- 124households
- 85.5%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Nongwah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nongwah is 793121.** Nongwah falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278596

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

## How far is Nongwah from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)36 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)36 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 Nongwah?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawsynram
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Nongwah known for?

The main crops are **peas, radish and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Nongwah

Of every 100 households in Nongwah in 2011, 96 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nongwah · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****87%**

**31%

Television ****11%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****80%**

**52%

Own their home ****89%**

**93%

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 Nongwah?

■ Nongwah · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1218**

**979

Working population ****77.4%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 84.7% for women. 79% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 524 (99%)

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 Mawsynram

- Mawsynram Dongneng748 people
- Kenbah Syntein705 people
- Mawkasain698 people
- Mawtepiew686 people
- Sonatola632 people
- Thyllaw Warding614 people
- Tyngnger601 people
- Mawpen596 people

[All 166 villages in Mawsynram](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawsynram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nongwah?793121
- How far is Nongwah from Shillong?36 km by road
- What is the population of Nongwah?685 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongwah in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongwah?85.5% (Census 2011)