# Nongwar Village, Shella Bholaganj – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Nongwar

Nongwar is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793108**. The 2011 Census counted **562 people in 117 households**, the 24th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 562people (2011)
- 117households
- 98.5%literacy
- 793108PIN code

## Nongwar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nongwar is 793108.** Nongwar falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793108
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278832

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

## How far is Nongwar from nearby towns?

- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)73 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)73 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 Nongwar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Nongwar; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Nongwar

Of every 100 households in Nongwar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nongwar · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**77%

Tap water ****18%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****28%**

**30%

Television ****27%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****66%**

**59%

Own their home ****96%**

**81%

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 Nongwar?

■ Nongwar · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.5%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**953

Working population ****32.7%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.1% for men and 98.0% for women. 47% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 75 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (7%) · **■** Other work 52 (28%) · **■** Marginal 44 (24%)

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 Shella Bholaganj

- Umsaw647 people
- Laitiam641 people
- Ryngud630 people
- Ichamati627 people
- Umwai546 people
- Suktia Inc. Diengsiar522 people
- Nongthynmmai502 people
- Mawbang483 people

[All 139 villages in Shella Bholaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/shella-bholaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nongwar?793108
- How far is Nongwar from Shillong?73 km by road
- What is the population of Nongwar?562 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongwar in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongwar?98.5% (Census 2011)