# Sarongkol Village, Resubelpara, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Resubelpara, East Garo Hills 

# Sarongkol

Sarongkol is a village in Resubelpara sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793118**. The 2011 Census counted **447 people in 87 households**, the 44th largest of 326 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 447people (2011)
- 87households
- 87.2%literacy
- 793118PIN code

## Sarongkol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarongkol is 793118.** Sarongkol falls in Resubelpara sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793118
- Community development blockResubelpara
- Census village code274577

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

## How far is Sarongkol from nearby towns?

- Resubelpara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)90 km by road
- Resubelpara (nearest town)12 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 Sarongkol?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sarongkol; 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bajengdoba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mendipathar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 23 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 Sarongkol known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Sarongkol

Of every 100 households in Sarongkol in 2011, 63 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarongkol · ■ Resubelpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**49%

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

**86%

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

**13%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**35%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****12%**

**21%

Television ****45%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**27%

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 Sarongkol?

■ Sarongkol · ■ Resubelpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**974

Working population ****32.9%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 85.1% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (9%) · **■** Household industry 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 35 (24%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%)

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 Resubelpara

- Upper Dengnanggre468 people
- Thorikakona Rabha451 people
- Boro Miapara450 people
- Mongpangro449 people
- Lower Bolsong B.Mohol443 people
- Raksam Somagre442 people
- Gosingpita Songma436 people
- Thapa Agitchak436 people

[All 337 villages in Resubelpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/resubelpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarongkol?793118
- How far is Sarongkol from Williamnagar?90 km by road
- What is the population of Sarongkol?447 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarongkol in?East Garo Hills district (Resubelpara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sarongkol?87.2% (Census 2011)