Village · Dambo Rongjeng, East Garo Hills # Silchanggittim Silchanggittim is a village in Dambo Rongjeng sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793111. The 2011 Census counted 709 people in 118 households, the 6th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%. - 709 people (2011) - 118 households - 53.2% literacy - 793111 PIN code ## Silchanggittim PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Silchanggittim is 793111. Silchanggittim falls in Dambo Rongjeng sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793111 - Community development block Dambo Rongjeng - Census village code 274913 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Silchanggittim from nearby towns? - Dambo Rongjeng (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Williamnagar (district HQ) 62 km by road - Williamnagar (nearest town) 62 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Silchanggittim? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Silchanggittim; 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 - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Rongjeng - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Williamnagar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 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 treated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 15 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 Silchanggittim Of every 100 households in Silchanggittim in 2011, 32 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Silchanggittim · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average - Electricity for lighting 32% 25% - Toilet within the home 80% 76% - No toilet (open defecation) 18% 23% - Tap water 29% 17% - Drinking water within premises 26% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 22% 13% - Television 21% 14% - Mobile phone 37% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 4% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 32% 54% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Silchanggittim? ■ Silchanggittim · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.2% 68.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 974 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 782 1014 - Working population 46.5% 41.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.2% for men and 42.5% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 52 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 26 (8%) · ■ Other work 30 (9%) · ■ Marginal 222 (67%) 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 - Rongjeng Bazar 681 people - Rongjeng Songma 680 people - Gabil Daningka 674 people - Ronga Agal 647 people All 197 villages in Dambo Rongjeng ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Silchanggittim? 793111 - How far is Silchanggittim from Williamnagar? 62 km by road - What is the population of Silchanggittim? 709 (Census 2011) - Which district is Silchanggittim in? East Garo Hills district (Dambo Rongjeng sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Silchanggittim? 53.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/dambo-rongjeng/silchanggittim/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.