Village · Mylliem, East Khasi Hills
# Nongkohlew

Nongkohlew is a village in Mylliem sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793012. The 2011 Census counted 486 people in 89 households, the 54th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.
- 486 people (2011)
- 89 households
- 52.8% literacy
- 793012 PIN code

## Nongkohlew PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nongkohlew is 793012. Nongkohlew falls in Mylliem sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793012
- Community development block Mylliem
- Census village code 278262

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

## How far is Nongkohlew from nearby towns?
- Mylliem (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ) 16 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town) 16 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nongkohlew?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nongkohlew; 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 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
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mawlai
- ○ 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 and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nongkohlew known for?

The main crops are ginger, maize and tomato.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nongkohlew

Of every 100 households in Nongkohlew in 2011, 44 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nongkohlew · ■ Mylliem rural average
- Electricity for lighting 44% 84%
- Toilet within the home 9% 77%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 20%
- Tap water 100% 63%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 70%
- Use banking services 1% 59%
- Television 12% 44%
- Mobile phone 39% 53%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 9%
- None of these assets 59% 31%
- Own their home 66% 68%

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

## What is the population of Nongkohlew?

■ Nongkohlew · ■ Mylliem rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.8% 82.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 960 1025
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 851 959
- Working population 37.7% 40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.1% for men and 62.4% for women. 47% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 103 (56%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (5%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 59 (32%) · ■ Marginal 10 (5%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mylliem
- Marbaniang 519 people
- Lyngkien Shyiap 514 people
- Rngi 500 people
- Umroh 495 people
- Umrynjah 482 people
- 6th Mile Farm 479 people
- 4 Th. Mile 471 people
- Kreit 444 people

All 97 villages in Mylliem

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nongkohlew? 793012
- How far is Nongkohlew from Shillong? 16 km by road
- What is the population of Nongkohlew? 486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongkohlew in? East Khasi Hills district (Mylliem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongkohlew? 52.8% (Census 2011)

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