Nongthymmai | |
Settlement Type: | Census town |
Pushpin Map: | India Meghalaya#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Meghalaya, India |
Coordinates: | 25.5637°N 91.9064°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Meghalaya |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | East Khasi Hills |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 34209 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Khasi, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | ML |
Nongthymmai is a census town in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya.
According to the 2001 India census,[1] Nongthymmai had a population of 34,209. Males constituted 50% of the population and females 50%. Nongthymmai had an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 84% and female literacy 80%. 11% of the population were under 6 years of age.
The name of this small village comes from two words in the Khasi dialect, "nong" meaning "village" and "thymmai" meaning "new", so literally translated it means "the new village".