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

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Village · Dambo Rongjeng, East Garo Hills 

# Rongchong

Rongchong is a village in Dambo Rongjeng sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **316 people in 61 households**, the 58th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 316people (2011)
- 61households
- 40.9%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Rongchong PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockDambo Rongjeng
- Census village code274781

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

## How far is Rongchong from nearby towns?

- Dambo Rongjeng (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)112 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)80 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 Rongchong?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rongchong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rongjeng
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Rongchong

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

■ Rongchong · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

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

**76%

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

**23%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

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

**10%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**13%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****87%**

**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 Rongchong?

■ Rongchong · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.9%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**1014

Working population ****19.0%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.2% for men and 37.6% for women. 36% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 59 (98%) · **■** Other work 1 (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

- Cheran Songgitcham335 people
- Pakregre Chijong Apal334 people
- Tamsura329 people
- Mariapal328 people
- Baringgre Chambildam315 people
- Ronggisim Songma315 people
- Chikal Songma310 people
- Cheran Chikal309 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 Rongchong?793111
- How far is Rongchong from Williamnagar?112 km by road
- What is the population of Rongchong?316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rongchong in?East Garo Hills district (Dambo Rongjeng sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rongchong?40.9% (Census 2011)