Nongpoh

Coordinates: 25°54′N 91°53′E / 25.9°N 91.88°E / 25.9; 91.88
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Nongpoh
Town
UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationML-10
ClimateCwa

Nongpoh (Bhoi

Republic of India. Nongpoh is located on National Highway 40, fifty-two kilometers from the state capital Shillong and forty-eight kilometers from Guwahati in the state of Assam
.

Geography

Nongpoh is located at 25°54′N 91°53′E / 25.9°N 91.88°E / 25.9; 91.88.

litchi are cultivated extensively throughout the Ri-Bhoi district. Betel leaf and nut trees are visible while traveling the roads that connect Nongpoh with Guwahati
.

Demographics

Jawaharlal Nehru distributing sweets to children at the Salesian oratory at Nongpoh, Meghalaya

As of

2011 Indian Census, Nongpoh had a total population of 17,055, of which 8,536 were males and 8,519 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 2,993. The total number of literates in Nongpoh was 11,610, which constituted 68.1% of the population with male literacy of 68.8% and female literacy of 67.3%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Nongpoh was 82.6%, of which male literacy rate was 83.9% and female literacy rate was 81.2%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 30 and 14,206 respectively. Nongpoh had 3160 households in 2011.[1]

As of 2001[update] India census,[4] Nongpoh had a population of 13,165. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Nongpoh has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 59%. In Nongpoh, 21% of the population is under 6.

Religion

Religions in Nongpoh (2011)[5]

  Christianity (83.22%)
  Hinduism (13.91%)
  Islam (1.5%)
  Others (1.37%)

Most of the people in the town follow

Muslim population.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Census of India: Nongpoh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nongpoh
  4. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  5. ^ a b "C-1 Population By Religious Community". census.gov.in. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

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