Village · Dambo Rongjeng, East Garo Hills # Nongchram Nongchram is a village in Dambo Rongjeng sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793111. The 2011 Census counted 1,051 people in 181 households, the 1st largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%. - 1,051 people (2011) - 181 households - 62.2% literacy - 793111 PIN code ## Nongchram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nongchram is 793111. Nongchram falls in Dambo Rongjeng sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793111 - Community development block Dambo Rongjeng - Census village code 274930 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nongchram from nearby towns? - Dambo Rongjeng (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Williamnagar (district HQ) 51 km by road - Williamnagar (nearest town) 51 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nongchram? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Nongchram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Rongjeng - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Williamnagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Williamnagar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Nongchram Of every 100 households in Nongchram in 2011, 9 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nongchram · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average - Electricity for lighting 9% 25% - Toilet within the home 100% 76% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 23% - Tap water 22% 17% - Drinking water within premises 8% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 15% 13% - Television 4% 14% - Mobile phone 1% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 4% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 54% 54% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nongchram? ■ Nongchram · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.2% 68.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 957 974 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 883 1014 - Working population 47.1% 41.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.1% for men and 62.4% for women. 48% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 474 (96%) · ■ Other work 21 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dambo Rongjeng - Upper Rongjeng 1,015 people - Nongchram 961 people - Rongjeng Reserve 956 people - Rongmil 867 people All 197 villages in Dambo Rongjeng ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nongchram? 793111 - How far is Nongchram from Williamnagar? 51 km by road - What is the population of Nongchram? 1,051 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nongchram in? East Garo Hills district (Dambo Rongjeng sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Nongchram? 62.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/dambo-rongjeng/nongchram-274930/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.