# Nengchigre Village, Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Nengchigre

Nengchigre is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **522 people in 95 households**, the 26th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 522people (2011)
- 95households
- 40.7%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Nengchigre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276625

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

## How far is Nengchigre from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)51 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)96 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)96 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 Nengchigre?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Nengchigre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawthengkut
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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

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 Nengchigre known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Nengchigre

Of every 100 households in Nengchigre in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nengchigre · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

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

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****1%**

**13%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****89%**

**45%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Nengchigre?

■ Nengchigre · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.7%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1240**

**940

Working population ****48.7%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.5% for men and 30.3% for women. 49% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 246 (97%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Mawshynrut

- Aradonga574 people
- Gohanimara563 people
- Mawsyrpat531 people
- Kyrdum524 people
- Nongrathaw507 people
- Riangdim496 people
- Tynghor486 people
- Shallang Songsak485 people

[All 328 villages in Mawshynrut](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nengchigre?793120
- How far is Nengchigre from Nongstoin?96 km by road
- What is the population of Nengchigre?522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nengchigre in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nengchigre?40.7% (Census 2011)