# Nongkharai Village, Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Nongkharai

Nongkharai is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793151**. The 2011 Census counted **272 people in 60 households**, the 92nd largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 272people (2011)
- 60households
- 44.4%literacy
- 793151PIN code

## Nongkharai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nongkharai is 793151.** Nongkharai falls in Thadlaskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793151
- Community development blockThadlaskein
- Census village code279124

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

## How far is Nongkharai from nearby towns?

- Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)42 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)42 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 Nongkharai?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nongkharai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khliehtyrshi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Nongkharai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ginger and broomstick**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Nongkharai

Of every 100 households in Nongkharai in 2011, 39 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nongkharai · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**6%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****38%**

**27%

Television ****16%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****41%**

**44%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Nongkharai?

■ Nongkharai · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.4%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**976

Working population ****51.8%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.9% for men and 54.7% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (8%) · **■** Household industry 26 (18%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%)

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

- Lumkhudung302 people
- Lumrot298 people
- Madansynrang277 people
- Umtangtiang277 people
- Iongshiwiat263 people
- Maskut263 people
- Iongthma262 people
- Myn-i262 people

[All 133 villages in Thadlaskein](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/thadlaskein/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nongkharai?793151
- How far is Nongkharai from Jowai?42 km by road
- What is the population of Nongkharai?272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongkharai in?Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongkharai?44.4% (Census 2011)