# Nongbah Village, Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/thadlaskein/nongbah/ Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills # Nongbah Nongbah is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **6,965 people in 1,032 households**, the 2nd largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 6,965people (2011) - 1,032households - 70.7%literacy - 793150PIN code ## Nongbah PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nongbah is 793150.** Nongbah falls in Thadlaskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793150 - Community development blockThadlaskein - Census village code279159 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nongbah from nearby towns? - Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Jowai (district HQ)24 km by road - Jowai (nearest town)24 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 Nongbah? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Nongbah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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. ## What is Nongbah known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Nongbah Of every 100 households in Nongbah in 2011, 70 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Nongbah · ■ Thadlaskein rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **58% Toilet within the home ****76%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **43% Tap water ****14%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **94% Use banking services ****39%** **27% Television ****33%** **19% Mobile phone ****44%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **4% None of these assets ****47%** **44% Own their home ****97%** **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 Nongbah? ■ Nongbah · ■ Thadlaskein rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **56.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **976 Working population ****40.3%** **41.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.9% for men and 74.4% for women. 45% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,254 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (6%) · **■** Household industry 44 (2%) · **■** Other work 725 (26%) · **■** Marginal 602 (21%) 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 Thadlaskein - Mihmyntdu6,979 people - Wahiajer6,168 people - Sohmynting3,310 people - Ummulong3,220 people - Nartiang3,106 people [All 133 villages in Thadlaskein](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/thadlaskein/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nongbah?793150 - How far is Nongbah from Jowai?24 km by road - What is the population of Nongbah?6,965 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nongbah in?Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Nongbah?70.7% (Census 2011)