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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nongpoh
| native_name =
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Nongpoh, Meghalaya.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Nongpoh town road
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| pushpin_map = India Meghalaya#India#Asia
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Nongpoh in Meghalaya
| coordinates = {{coord|25.9|N|91.88|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Meghalaya]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ri Bhoi district|Ri Bhoi]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 485
| population_total = 17055
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
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| demographics1_info1 = [[English language|English]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|accessdate=30 March 2019|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archivedate=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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'''Nongpoh''' {IPA: nɒŋˈpɒ(ə)} 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 (India)|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 {{Coord|25.9|N|91.88|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/18/Nongpoh.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nongpoh]</ref> It has an average elevation of 485 metres (1591 feet). Because of its proximity to the [[Brahmaputra River|Brahmaputra]] plains, the weather during summer months tends to be humid and hot while the winter months are pleasant and warm. Fruits such as pineapples, bananas, [[papayas]] and [[litchi]] are cultivated extensively throughout the Ri-Bhoi district. [[Areca nut|Betel leaf and nut]] trees are visible while traveling the roads that connect Nongpoh with [[Guwahati]].

==Demographics==
[[File:Nehru sweets oratarians Nongpoh.jpg|thumb|left|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.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Nongpoh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=314539 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |accessdate=9 October 2019}}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religions in Nongpoh (2011)<ref name="religion">{{cite web |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW17C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in |accessdate=14 November 2020}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Christianity]]
|value1 = 83.22
|color1 = Blue
|label2 = [[Hinduism]]
|value2 = 13.91
|color2 = Orange
|label3 = [[Islam]]
|value3 = 1.5
|color3 = Green
|label4 = Others
|value4 = 1.37
|color4 = yellow}}

Most of the people in the town follow [[Christianity]], with significant followers of [[Hinduism]] and a small [[Muslim]] population.<ref name="religion"/>

==References==
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{{Meghalaya}}

[[Category:Geography of Meghalaya]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Ri-Bhoi district]]

{{Meghalaya-geo-stub}}

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