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

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Nongkynjang

Nongkynjang is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **599 people in 95 households**, the 12th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 599people (2011)
- 95households
- 78.2%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Nongkynjang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276834

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

## How far is Nongkynjang from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)12 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)12 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 Nongkynjang?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Nongkynjang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○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

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Nongkynjang

Of every 100 households in Nongkynjang in 2011, 63 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nongkynjang · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**66%

Tap water ****59%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****9%**

**13%

Television ****9%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****90%**

**56%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Nongkynjang?

■ Nongkynjang · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**1003

Working population ****50.9%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 78.9% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (53%) · **■** Other work 33 (11%) · **■** Marginal 101 (33%)

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

- Mawlangdep763 people
- Jaidoh612 people
- Nongtynniaw612 people
- Iew Rambrai610 people
- Ukiam593 people
- Maweit589 people
- Mawphansyiar568 people
- Nonglwai II543 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nongkynjang?793119
- How far is Nongkynjang from Nongstoin?12 km by road
- What is the population of Nongkynjang?599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongkynjang in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongkynjang?78.2% (Census 2011)