# Pongkung Village, Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawsynram/pongkung/ Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills # Pongkung Pongkung is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **1,081 people in 187 households**, the 4th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 1,081people (2011) - 187households - 88.7%literacy - 793121PIN code ## Pongkung PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pongkung is 793121.** Pongkung falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793121 - Community development blockMawsynram - Census village code278615 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pongkung from nearby towns? - Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Shillong (district HQ)55 km by road - Shillong (nearest town)55 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 Pongkung? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Pongkung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Pongkung known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and potato**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Pongkung Of every 100 households in Pongkung in 2011, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Pongkung · ■ Mawsynram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **74% Toilet within the home ****96%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **70% Tap water ****0%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****42%** **31% Television ****22%** **25% Mobile phone ****53%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****43%** **52% Own their home ****91%** **93% 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 Pongkung? ■ Pongkung · ■ Mawsynram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.7%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **979 Working population ****34.1%** **40.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 85.7% for women. 39% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 32 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 102 (28%) · **■** Marginal 78 (21%) 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 Mawsynram - Mawlyngbna1,546 people - Mawsynram Dongrum1,337 people - Lawbah1,280 people - Kenmynsaw1,041 people - Nongtrai969 people - Umkseh960 people - Phlangwanbroi939 people [All 166 villages in Mawsynram](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawsynram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pongkung?793121 - How far is Pongkung from Shillong?55 km by road - What is the population of Pongkung?1,081 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pongkung in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Pongkung?88.7% (Census 2011)