Nongstoin | |
Other Name: | Nongstiiñ |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Meghalaya#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Meghalaya, India |
Coordinates: | 25.52°N 91.27°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Meghalaya |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | West Khasi Hills |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 1409 |
Population Total: | 28,742 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 793119 |
Registration Plate: | ML 06 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Cwb |
Nongstoin (IPA: ˈnɒŋˌstɔɪn) is the headquarters of West Khasi Hills district in the state of Meghalaya in India.
Nongstoin is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 1409 metres (4622 feet).e
The Langshiang Falls is located from Nongstoin.[3]
India census,[4] Nongstoin had a population of 22,003. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Nongstoin has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 66%. In Nongstoin, 23% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Most of the people in the town overwhelmingly follow Christianity, with significant followers of Hinduism and a small Muslim population.
In January 2006, Pope Benedict XVI erected a diocese in Nongstoin, covering the West Khasi Hills district.The Franciscan Missionary Brothers of the Catholic Church run a college and a school at Siejlieh, Nongstoin.
Since 2015 the annual Nongkhnum Festival was held at Nongkhnum River Island. The program conducts are right from pole climbing, trekking, beauty contest, to Moto-Cross and many more. Since the event is co-organised with Swachh Bharat it is meant to raose awareness about cleanliness. The event is supposed to be a plastic-free zone. Two people drowned at the river and one was injured at the moto cross event.