# Nongsohma Village, Mairang, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Nongsohma

Nongsohma is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **1,115 people in 188 households**, the 8th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,115people (2011)
- 188households
- 81.2%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Nongsohma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nongsohma is 793120.** Nongsohma falls in Mairang sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code277014

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

## How far is Nongsohma from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)84 km by road
- Mairang (nearest town)39 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 Nongsohma?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Nongsohma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongkhlaw
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mairang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered 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 Nongsohma known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and sweet potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Nongsohma

Of every 100 households in Nongsohma in 2011, 54 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nongsohma · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****3%**

**17%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****62%**

**49%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Nongsohma?

■ Nongsohma · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**957

Working population ****48.0%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 82.8% for women. 51% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (44%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (14%) · **■** Marginal 33 (6%)

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

- Kynrud incl laitbyrsu1,536 people
- Mawblei A & B1,468 people
- Mawlyngtriang1,428 people
- Nongdom1,197 people
- Thangmaw1,112 people
- Umthlong kyrsen & kharjana1,104 people
- Pyndengnongbri1,074 people
- Mawshut incl mawiong mawshut1,036 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nongsohma?793120
- How far is Nongsohma from Nongstoin?84 km by road
- What is the population of Nongsohma?1,115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongsohma in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongsohma?81.2% (Census 2011)