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

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Village · Songsak, East Garo Hills 

# Rongbalu

Rongbalu is a village in Songsak sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **300 people in 56 households**, the 64th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 300people (2011)
- 56households
- 57.4%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Rongbalu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockSongsak
- Census village code275159

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

## How far is Rongbalu from nearby towns?

- Songsak (sub-district HQ)95 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)130 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)130 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 Rongbalu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Rongbalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Resubelpara
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Rongbalu

Of every 100 households in Rongbalu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rongbalu · ■ Songsak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**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 ****98%**

**100%

Use banking services ****12%**

**16%

Television ****5%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Rongbalu?

■ Rongbalu · ■ Songsak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**988

Working population ****43.7%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 55.5% for women. 44% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 109 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 14 (11%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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

- Rem-Songgital Katongre314 people
- Bolmoram Angkekol311 people
- Koknal Imong309 people
- Do'kigre306 people
- Bolmoram Agalgre293 people
- Koksi Songma291 people
- Rongrong Antidam290 people
- Akarok Songgitcham289 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rongbalu?793111
- How far is Rongbalu from Williamnagar?130 km by road
- What is the population of Rongbalu?300 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rongbalu in?East Garo Hills district (Songsak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rongbalu?57.4% (Census 2011)