# Lower Rongbu Village, Kharkutta, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Lower Rongbu

Lower Rongbu is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **704 people in 129 households**, the 9th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 704people (2011)
- 129households
- 76.6%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Lower Rongbu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lower Rongbu is 793111.** Lower Rongbu falls in Kharkutta sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code274980

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

## How far is Lower Rongbu from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)121 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)121 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 Lower Rongbu?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lower Kharkutta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Lower Rongbu known for?

The main crops are **rice, ginger and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Lower Rongbu

Of every 100 households in Lower Rongbu in 2011, 2 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lower Rongbu · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**34%

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

**82%

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

**13%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**24%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**100%

Use banking services ****84%**

**22%

Television ****6%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Lower Rongbu?

■ Lower Rongbu · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**947

Working population ****44.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 73.8% for women. 50% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (28%) · **■** Other work 56 (18%) · **■** Marginal 130 (41%)

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

- Watregittim913 people
- Upper Bolmedang831 people
- Menadoba805 people
- Kharkutta Songgital789 people
- Badaka696 people
- Chibongga A650 people
- Nachirongdik615 people
- Mapilkol590 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lower Rongbu?793111
- How far is Lower Rongbu from Williamnagar?121 km by road
- What is the population of Lower Rongbu?704 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lower Rongbu in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lower Rongbu?76.6% (Census 2011)