Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills
# Upper Jambal

Upper Jambal is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793111. The 2011 Census counted 531 people in 98 households, the 15th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.
- 531 people (2011)
- 98 households
- 66.0% literacy
- 793111 PIN code

## Upper Jambal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Upper Jambal is 793111. Upper Jambal falls in Kharkutta sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793111
- Community development block Kharkutta
- Census village code 275075

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

## How far is Upper Jambal from nearby towns?
- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ) 43 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ) 141 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town) 141 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Upper Jambal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Upper Jambal; 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
- ● 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
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bangsi Apel
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mendipathar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Guwahati
- ○ 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 untreated tap water

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Upper Jambal

Of every 100 households in Upper Jambal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Upper Jambal · ■ Kharkutta rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 34%
- Toilet within the home 100% 82%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 13%
- Tap water 3% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 1% 22%
- Television 12% 23%
- Mobile phone 11% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 46% 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 Upper Jambal?

■ Upper Jambal · ■ Kharkutta rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.0% 77.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 931 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 894 947
- Working population 56.3% 40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 64.0% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 80 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 32 (11%) · ■ Other work 10 (3%) · ■ Marginal 177 (59%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kharkutta
- Chibongga A 650 people
- Nachirongdik 615 people
- Mapilkol 590 people
- Kharkutta Reserve 587 people
- Chilpara Reserve 529 people
- Imbanggi 491 people
- Lower Sambrak 485 people
- Rajasimla Wari 479 people

All 188 villages in Kharkutta

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Upper Jambal? 793111
- How far is Upper Jambal from Williamnagar? 141 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Jambal? 531 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Jambal in? East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Jambal? 66.0% (Census 2011)

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