# Kongwang Village, Pynursla, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Kongwang

Kongwang is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **527 people in 92 households**, the 40th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 527people (2011)
- 92households
- 88.7%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Kongwang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kongwang is 793112.** Kongwang falls in Pynursla sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code279055

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

## How far is Kongwang from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)89 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)89 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 Kongwang?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kongwang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dawki
- ○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 watertreated tap water
- 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 Kongwang known for?

The main crops are **betel leaves, arecanut and pine apple, litchi**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kongwang

Of every 100 households in Kongwang in 2011, 86 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kongwang · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**25%

Television ****27%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**57%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Kongwang?

■ Kongwang · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.7%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**1011

Working population ****46.1%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 88.7% for women. 49% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 50 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (14%) · **■** Other work 37 (15%) · **■** Marginal 122 (50%)

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 Pynursla

- Umniuh-Tmar593 people
- Lyndem592 people
- Pongtung579 people
- Mawlam557 people
- Pyrdiwah516 people
- Nongthymmai514 people
- Mawlyndun498 people
- Mawbeh489 people

[All 156 villages in Pynursla](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/pynursla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kongwang?793112
- How far is Kongwang from Shillong?89 km by road
- What is the population of Kongwang?527 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kongwang in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kongwang?88.7% (Census 2011)