# Kongthong Village, Khatarshnong Laitkroh – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/khatarshnong-laitkroh/kongthong/ Village · Khatarshnong Laitkroh, East Khasi Hills # Kongthong Kongthong is a village in Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793015**. The 2011 Census counted **567 people in 109 households**, the 17th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%. - 567people (2011) - 109households - 69.3%literacy - 793015PIN code ## Kongthong PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kongthong is 793015.** Kongthong falls in Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793015 - Community development blockKhatarshnong Laitkroh - Census village code278556 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kongthong from nearby towns? - Khatarshnong Laitkroh (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Shillong (district HQ)54 km by road - Shillong (nearest town)54 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 Kongthong? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kongthong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawjrong - ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 20 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 Kongthong known for? The main crops are **broomstick**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kongthong Of every 100 households in Kongthong in 2011, 94 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kongthong · ■ Khatarshnong Laitkroh rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **62% Toilet within the home ****82%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **74% Tap water ****100%** **35% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****33%** **50% Television ****19%** **17% Mobile phone ****70%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **0% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **50% Own their home ****99%** **88% 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 Kongthong? ■ Kongthong · ■ Khatarshnong Laitkroh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **77.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **975 Working population ****48.5%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.9% for men and 75.1% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 223 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (9%) · **■** Marginal 25 (9%) 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 Khatarshnong Laitkroh - Wahtyngngai-Ummluh748 people - Laitmawsiang658 people - Mawrah657 people - Laitkynsew625 people - Sohkynduh561 people - Khrang508 people - Sohrarim502 people - Mawkynring494 people [All 98 villages in Khatarshnong Laitkroh](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/khatarshnong-laitkroh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kongthong?793015 - How far is Kongthong from Shillong?54 km by road - What is the population of Kongthong?567 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kongthong in?East Khasi Hills district (Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Kongthong?69.3% (Census 2011)