page_title: Nongpoh
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Nongpoh / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: Jawaharlal Nehru hands out sweets to students at Nongpoh in Meghalaya
context_page_description: Nongpoh {IPA: nɒŋˈpɒ} is the administrative centre of Ri-Bhoi district in the Indian state of Meghalaya in the 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.
context_section_description: As of 2001 India census, 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.
caption: Jawaharlal Nehru distributing sweets to children at the Salesian oratory at Nongpoh, Meghalaya
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