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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Nongbah

Nongbah is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **163 people in 31 households**, the 102nd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 163people (2011)
- 31households
- 83.3%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Nongbah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nongbah is 793114.** Nongbah falls in Ranikor sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277177

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?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)84 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)84 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?

7 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 · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawkyrwat
- ○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

- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 18 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, 53 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nongbah · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**54%

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

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****10%**

**18%

Television ****13%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****83%**

**58%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Nongbah?

■ Nongbah · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**966

Working population ****39.9%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 86.2% for women. 34% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (15%) · **■** Marginal 41 (63%)

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 Ranikor

- Sawnumbor178 people
- Nongmluh176 people
- Sooling171 people
- Rongdanggai169 people
- Mawthungmalang160 people
- Shipur158 people
- Kensohsan157 people
- Chijongchiring149 people

[All 161 villages in Ranikor](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/ranikor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nongbah?793114
- How far is Nongbah from Nongstoin?84 km by road
- What is the population of Nongbah?163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongbah in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongbah?83.3% (Census 2011)