# Nongchram Village, Dambo Rongjeng, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/dambo-rongjeng/nongchram-274931/ 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 **961 people in 159 households**, the 3rd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%. - 961people (2011) - 159households - 64.0%literacy - 793111PIN 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 code793111 - Community development blockDambo Rongjeng - Census village code274931 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nongchram from nearby towns? - Dambo Rongjeng (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Williamnagar (district HQ)50 km by road - Williamnagar (nearest town)50 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 Nongchram? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Nongchram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rongjeng - ○Degree college10+ km · Williamnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Williamnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter 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 Nongchram known for? The main crops are **bamboo**. Products made here include net fish and furniture. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Nongchram Of every 100 households in Nongchram in 2011, 38 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nongchram · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **25% Toilet within the home ****100%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **23% Tap water ****38%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****13%** **13% Television ****20%** **14% Mobile phone ****6%** **12% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **54% Own their home ****100%** **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 Nongchram? ■ Nongchram · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%** **68.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937** **1014 Working population ****19.4%** **41.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.6% for men and 57.7% for women. 34% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 113 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 59 (32%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%) 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 - Nongchram1,051 people - Upper Rongjeng1,015 people - Rongjeng Reserve956 people - Rongmil867 people - Silchanggittim709 people - Rongjeng Bazar681 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 Nongchram?793111 - How far is Nongchram from Williamnagar?50 km by road - What is the population of Nongchram?961 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nongchram in?East Garo Hills district (Dambo Rongjeng sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Nongchram?64.0% (Census 2011)