Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills # Nayabasti Nayabasti is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793112. The 2011 Census counted 680 people in 137 households, the 16th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 680 people (2011) - 137 households - 52.5% literacy - 793112 PIN code ## Nayabasti PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nayabasti is 793112. Nayabasti falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793112 - Community development block Shella Bholaganj - Census village code 278896 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nayabasti from nearby towns? - Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ) 47 km by road - Shillong (district HQ) 100 km by road - Shillong (nearest town) 100 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nayabasti? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Nayabasti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service 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 · Sohra - ○ 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 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Nayabasti Of every 100 households in Nayabasti in 2011, 37 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nayabasti · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 37% 64% - Toilet within the home 42% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 58% 77% - Tap water 0% 47% - Drinking water within premises 74% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 89% - Use banking services 12% 30% - Television 23% 23% - Mobile phone 7% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 73% 59% - Own their home 94% 81% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nayabasti? ■ Nayabasti · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.5% 71.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 863 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 746 953 - Working population 30.9% 36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.8% for men and 44.3% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 23 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 123 (59%) · ■ Marginal 62 (30%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shella Bholaganj - Tyrna 742 people - Mawlong 721 people - Mawphu 695 people - Dhorom 681 people - Dhorombasti 679 people - Kalibari 674 people - Mawthangsohkhyllung 660 people - Umsaw 647 people All 139 villages in Shella Bholaganj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nayabasti? 793112 - How far is Nayabasti from Shillong? 100 km by road - What is the population of Nayabasti? 680 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nayabasti in? East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Nayabasti? 52.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/shella-bholaganj/nayabasti/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.