# Gambolgong Village, Songsak, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Songsak, East Garo Hills 

# Gambolgong

Gambolgong is a village in Songsak sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **84 people in 16 households**, the 196th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 84people (2011)
- 16households
- 36.1%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Gambolgong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gambolgong is 793111.** Gambolgong falls in Songsak sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockSongsak
- Census village code275149

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

## How far is Gambolgong from nearby towns?

- Songsak (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)90 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)137 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 Gambolgong?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Gambolgong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Balsrigittim
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mendipathar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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.

## Homes and amenities in Gambolgong

Of every 100 households in Gambolgong in 2011, 19 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gambolgong · ■ Songsak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**23%

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

**69%

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

**23%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****6%**

**16%

Television ****25%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**48%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Gambolgong?

■ Gambolgong · ■ Songsak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.1%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**988

Working population ****60.7%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.4% for men and 28.6% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 48 (94%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (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 Songsak

- Bijasik Doki Ading93 people
- Dangkong Dokatong92 people
- Jamge Nengbal89 people
- Kentra85 people
- Dimbiilchirang83 people
- Dangkong Chitoregre82 people
- Sokadam Sokmitegre81 people
- Rem Songgitcham79 people

[All 229 villages in Songsak](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/songsak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gambolgong?793111
- How far is Gambolgong from Williamnagar?90 km by road
- What is the population of Gambolgong?84 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gambolgong in?East Garo Hills district (Songsak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Gambolgong?36.1% (Census 2011)