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

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Nongbah

Nongbah is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **283 people in 43 households**, the 66th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 283people (2011)
- 43households
- 83.9%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Nongbah PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276721

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?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)26 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)26 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rambrai
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nongkroh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 8 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.

## Homes and amenities in Nongbah

Of every 100 households in Nongbah in 2011, 78 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nongbah · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**66%

Tap water ****98%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****35%**

**13%

Television ****45%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**56%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Nongbah?

■ Nongbah · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1003

Working population ****34.3%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 83.3% for women. 33% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 73 (75%) · **■** Household industry 18 (19%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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 Nongstoin

- Mawrok287 people
- Rambrai285 people
- Laitphlang284 people
- Miangshang284 people
- Mawthaw282 people
- Lawdibah279 people
- Umthli277 people
- Nongtnger270 people

[All 238 villages in Nongstoin](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/nongstoin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nongbah?793119
- How far is Nongbah from Nongstoin?26 km by road
- What is the population of Nongbah?283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongbah in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongbah?83.9% (Census 2011)