Village · Dambo Rongjeng, East Garo Hills # Salgitchakgittim Salgitchakgittim is a village in Dambo Rongjeng sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793111. The 2011 Census counted 146 people in 27 households, the 137th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%. - 146 people (2011) - 27 households - 52.9% literacy - 793111 PIN code ## Salgitchakgittim PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Salgitchakgittim is 793111. Salgitchakgittim falls in Dambo Rongjeng sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793111 - Community development block Dambo Rongjeng - Census village code 274817 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Salgitchakgittim from nearby towns? - Dambo Rongjeng (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Williamnagar (district HQ) 72 km by road - Williamnagar (nearest town) 72 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Salgitchakgittim? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Salgitchakgittim; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Rongjeng - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Williamnagar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Salgitchakgittim known for? The main crops are paddy and bamboo. Products made here include net fish and furniture. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Salgitchakgittim Of every 100 households in Salgitchakgittim in 2011, 0 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Salgitchakgittim · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 25% - Toilet within the home 73% 76% - No toilet (open defecation) 27% 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 4% 14% - Mobile phone 0% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 81% 54% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Salgitchakgittim? ■ Salgitchakgittim · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.9% 68.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 947 974 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 350 1014 - Working population 63.0% 41.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.5% for men and 51.6% for women. 55% of men and 72% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 92 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dambo Rongjeng - Simseng Minol 152 people - Jalwagiri Songgitcham 150 people - Datang Agal 148 people - Nengsil 148 people - Dambo-Reserve-II 145 people - Bolsal Ading 142 people - Simagre 142 people - Simseng Bolma 142 people All 197 villages in Dambo Rongjeng ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salgitchakgittim? 793111 - How far is Salgitchakgittim from Williamnagar? 72 km by road - What is the population of Salgitchakgittim? 146 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salgitchakgittim in? East Garo Hills district (Dambo Rongjeng sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Salgitchakgittim? 52.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/dambo-rongjeng/salgitchakgittim/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.