# Pombot Village, Mylliem, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mylliem, East Khasi Hills 

# Pombot

Pombot is a village in Mylliem sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793009**. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 39 households**, the 82nd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 224people (2011)
- 39households
- 64.4%literacy
- 793009PIN code

## Pombot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pombot is 793009.** Pombot falls in Mylliem sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793009
- Community development blockMylliem
- Census village code278348

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

## How far is Pombot from nearby towns?

- Mylliem (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)18 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)18 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 Pombot?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pombot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pomlum
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mawlai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- 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.

## What is Pombot known for?

The main crops are **potato, maize and radish**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Pombot

Of every 100 households in Pombot in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Pombot · ■ Mylliem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**12%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**70%

Use banking services ****54%**

**59%

Television ****20%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**9%

None of these assets ****41%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**68%

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 Pombot?

■ Pombot · ■ Mylliem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**959

Working population ****44.2%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 70.7% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 86 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (11%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Mylliem

- Mawsawa273 people
- Mawdun267 people
- Mawlmeng260 people
- Demthring258 people
- Nongsawiing Pdengshnong220 people
- Kynton Mynnar A212 people
- Mawlaingut B195 people
- Ritmawniew185 people

[All 97 villages in Mylliem](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mylliem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pombot?793009
- How far is Pombot from Shillong?18 km by road
- What is the population of Pombot?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pombot in?East Khasi Hills district (Mylliem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Pombot?64.4% (Census 2011)