# Nongkhlaw A & B Village, Mairang, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Nongkhlaw A & B

Nongkhlaw A & B is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **1,556 people in 280 households**, the 3rd largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,556people (2011)
- 280households
- 87.4%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Nongkhlaw A & B PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nongkhlaw A & B is 793120.** Nongkhlaw A & B falls in Mairang sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code277040

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

## How far is Nongkhlaw A & B from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)66 km by road
- Mairang (nearest town)17 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 Nongkhlaw A & B?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Nongkhlaw A & B; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Mairang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Nongkhlaw A & B known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Nongkhlaw A & B

Of every 100 households in Nongkhlaw A & B in 2011, 77 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nongkhlaw A & B · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**43%

Tap water ****1%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**100%

Use banking services ****24%**

**17%

Television ****34%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****46%**

**49%

Own their home ****91%**

**94%

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 Nongkhlaw A & B?

■ Nongkhlaw A & B · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**957

Working population ****44.1%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 87.5% for women. 48% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 375 (55%) · **■** Other work 73 (11%) · **■** Marginal 230 (34%)

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 Mairang

- Mawphanniew A & B2,411 people
- Mawnai incl pyndengjarain1,952 people
- Kynrud incl laitbyrsu1,536 people
- Mawblei A & B1,468 people
- Mawlyngtriang1,428 people
- Nongdom1,197 people

[All 144 villages in Mairang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mairang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nongkhlaw A & B?793120
- How far is Nongkhlaw A & B from Nongstoin?66 km by road
- What is the population of Nongkhlaw A & B?1,556 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongkhlaw A & B in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongkhlaw A & B?87.4% (Census 2011)
