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

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Upper Rongbu

Upper Rongbu is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **397 people in 81 households**, the 33rd largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 397people (2011)
- 81households
- 70.7%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Upper Rongbu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code274983

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

## How far is Upper 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 Upper Rongbu?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Upper 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
- ●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

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Upper Rongbu known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Upper Rongbu

Of every 100 households in Upper Rongbu in 2011, 64 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Upper Rongbu · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**34%

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

**82%

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

**13%

Tap water ****2%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****17%**

**22%

Television ****32%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Upper Rongbu?

■ Upper Rongbu · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**947

Working population ****23.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 67.1% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 93 (100%)

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

- Golde Nanggrak404 people
- Manchang402 people
- Sarangma A401 people
- Dilma Adap399 people
- Nongbak Wapil395 people
- Sarangma B395 people
- Lower Sari Awe393 people
- Aruagre387 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Upper Rongbu?793111
- How far is Upper Rongbu from Williamnagar?121 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Rongbu?397 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Rongbu in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Rongbu?70.7% (Census 2011)