# Gairong Village, Kharkutta, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Gairong

Gairong is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794110**. The 2011 Census counted **439 people in 77 households**, the 26th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 439people (2011)
- 77households
- 61.8%literacy
- 794110PIN code

## Gairong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gairong is 794110.** Gairong falls in Kharkutta sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794110
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code274943

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

## How far is Gairong from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)94 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)70 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 Gairong?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gairong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bangsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 17 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.

## Homes and amenities in Gairong

Of every 100 households in Gairong in 2011, 36 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gairong · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**82%

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

**13%

Tap water ****14%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****23%**

**22%

Television ****31%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Gairong?

■ Gairong · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**947

Working population ****47.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 57.9% for women. 54% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 163 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (18%) · **■** 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 Kharkutta

- Jongkigittim458 people
- Bugakol454 people
- Chilpara454 people
- Renggok Saram443 people
- Tingba426 people
- Arai Apal412 people
- Golde Nanggrak404 people
- Manchang402 people

[All 188 villages in Kharkutta](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/kharkutta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gairong?794110
- How far is Gairong from Williamnagar?94 km by road
- What is the population of Gairong?439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gairong in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Gairong?61.8% (Census 2011)