# Nongbah Village, Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Nongbah

Nongbah is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 30 households**, the 84th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 187people (2011)
- 30households
- 86.6%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Nongbah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nongbah is 793119.** Nongbah falls in Mawkyrwat sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277364

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?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)25 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)25 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?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nongbah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Nongbah known for?

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

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, 47 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nongbah · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**63%

Tap water ****100%**

**24%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**16%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****43%**

**58%

Own their home ****93%**

**96%

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 · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**975

Working population ****32.1%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 86.1% for women. 32% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (82%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (10%) · **■** Marginal 4 (7%)

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 Mawkyrwat

- Mawsain201 people
- Rangblang Laitdom197 people
- Ngundilang195 people
- Pamtrai195 people
- Phottdei180 people
- Rembyrngaw177 people
- Tiehshrah Dombah175 people
- Nongdiat172 people

[All 140 villages in Mawkyrwat](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawkyrwat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nongbah?793119
- How far is Nongbah from Nongstoin?25 km by road
- What is the population of Nongbah?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongbah in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongbah?86.6% (Census 2011)