Village · Khatarshnong Laitkroh, East Khasi Hills
# Phong

Phong is a village in Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793015. The 2011 Census counted 202 people in 54 households, the 52nd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.
- 202 people (2011)
- 54 households
- 27.5% literacy
- 793015 PIN code

## Phong PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Phong is 793015. Phong falls in Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793015
- Community development block Khatarshnong Laitkroh
- Census village code 278544

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Phong from nearby towns?
- Khatarshnong Laitkroh (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town) 50 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Phong?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Phong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mawjrong
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Phong

Of every 100 households in Phong in 2011, 66 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phong · ■ Khatarshnong Laitkroh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 66% 62%
- Toilet within the home 0% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 74%
- Tap water 100% 35%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 7% 50%
- Television 11% 17%
- Mobile phone 16% 34%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 0%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 59% 50%
- Own their home 100% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Phong?

■ Phong · ■ Khatarshnong Laitkroh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 27.5% 77.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 942 1007
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 893 975
- Working population 51.5% 44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 19.7% for men and 35.6% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 14 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (3%) · ■ Household industry 85 (82%) · ■ Marginal 2 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Khatarshnong Laitkroh
- Mawstep 218 people
- Lumkyntung 215 people
- War War 213 people
- Pdei-Puhbsein 209 people
- Rngimawsaw 202 people
- Mawthawtieng 186 people
- Mawmang 183 people
- Nongtraw 180 people

All 98 villages in Khatarshnong Laitkroh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Phong? 793015
- How far is Phong from Shillong? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Phong? 202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phong in? East Khasi Hills district (Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Phong? 27.5% (Census 2011)

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