# Phongalong Village, Diphu, Karbi Anglong (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Diphu, Karbi Anglong 

# Phongalong

Phongalong is a village in Diphu sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam, PIN code **782460**. The 2011 Census counted **174 people in 29 households**, the 328th largest of 805 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 174people (2011)
- 29households
- 63.0%literacy
- 782460PIN code

## Phongalong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Phongalong is 782460.** Phongalong falls in Diphu sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.

- PIN code782460
- Community development blockLumbajong
- Census village code296002

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Phongalong from nearby towns?

- Diphu (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Diphu (district HQ)3 km by road
- Diphu (nearest town)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Phongalong?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Phongalong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Diphu
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Diphu
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Diphu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Phongalong known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and sesame seeds**. About 50% of the 16 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Phongalong

Of every 100 households in Phongalong in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phongalong · ■ Diphu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****10%**

**36%

Television ****10%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Phongalong?

■ Phongalong · ■ Diphu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****758**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**947

Working population ****62.6%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 46.0% for women. 58% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 39 (36%) · **■** Marginal 70 (64%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Diphu

- Lingdon Teron175 people
- Naga Chang Khasia Basti175 people
- Wophong Timung175 people
- Dhonsing Timung174 people
- Bidsadhar Chakma173 people
- Himari Kro173 people
- Rongbangbong173 people
- Sinari Hanse173 people

[All 872 villages in Diphu](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karbi-anglong/diphu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Phongalong?782460
- How far is Phongalong from Diphu?3 km by road
- What is the population of Phongalong?174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phongalong in?Karbi Anglong district (Diphu sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Phongalong?63.0% (Census 2011)