Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills
# Rongchri

Rongchri is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793111. The 2011 Census counted 268 people in 50 households, the 82nd largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.
- 268 people (2011)
- 50 households
- 74.5% literacy
- 793111 PIN code

## Rongchri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Rongchri is 793111. Rongchri falls in Kharkutta sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793111
- Community development block Kharkutta
- Census village code 275114

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Rongchri from nearby towns?
- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ) 146 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town) 146 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Rongchri?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Rongchri; 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
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kharkutta
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mendipathar
- ○ 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
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rongchri known for?

The main crops are rice, ginger and maize.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Rongchri

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

■ Rongchri · ■ Kharkutta rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 34%
- Toilet within the home 100% 82%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 13%
- Tap water 10% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 2% 22%
- Television 0% 23%
- Mobile phone 0% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 52% 28%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Rongchri?

■ Rongchri · ■ Kharkutta rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.5% 77.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1046 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1222 947
- Working population 19.0% 40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 75.0% for women. 36% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 47 (92%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (2%) · ■ Marginal 3 (6%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kharkutta
- Depa 284 people
- Tinsimina 282 people
- Uguri 277 people
- Mendima Rabha 269 people
- Kalwe 265 people
- Bagabatta 262 people
- Upper Sambrak 262 people
- Mawdipara 257 people

All 188 villages in Kharkutta

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Rongchri? 793111
- How far is Rongchri from Williamnagar? 146 km by road
- What is the population of Rongchri? 268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rongchri in? East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rongchri? 74.5% (Census 2011)

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