# Chigisin Village, Dambo Rongjeng, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Dambo Rongjeng, East Garo Hills 

# Chigisin

Chigisin is a village in Dambo Rongjeng sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **306 people in 53 households**, the 64th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 306people (2011)
- 53households
- 79.5%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Chigisin PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chigisin is 793111.** Chigisin falls in Dambo Rongjeng sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockDambo Rongjeng
- Census village code274920

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

## How far is Chigisin from nearby towns?

- Dambo Rongjeng (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)60 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 Chigisin?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chigisin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rongjeng
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds

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.

## Homes and amenities in Chigisin

Of every 100 households in Chigisin in 2011, 0 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chigisin · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**23%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**13%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****92%**

**54%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Chigisin?

■ Chigisin · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****286**

**1014

Working population ****37.6%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 77.0% for women. 35% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 56 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 37 (32%)

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 Dambo Rongjeng

- Ronggisim Songma315 people
- Chikal Songma310 people
- Cheran Chikal309 people
- Ronggomgittim309 people
- Ambrichicho305 people
- Terrace Gittim304 people
- Asim Agal301 people
- Rangkugittim293 people

[All 197 villages in Dambo Rongjeng](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/dambo-rongjeng/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chigisin?793111
- How far is Chigisin from Williamnagar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Chigisin?306 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chigisin in?East Garo Hills district (Dambo Rongjeng sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Chigisin?79.5% (Census 2011)