# Pongtung Village, Pynursla, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/pynursla/pongtung/ Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills # Pongtung Pongtung is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **579 people in 112 households**, the 38th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 579people (2011) - 112households - 78.4%literacy - 793112PIN code ## Pongtung PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pongtung is 793112.** Pongtung falls in Pynursla sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793112 - Community development blockPynursla - Census village code278978 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pongtung from nearby towns? - Pynursla (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Shillong (district HQ)61 km by road - Shillong (nearest town)61 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 Pongtung? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pongtung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pynursla - ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong - ○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 watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Pongtung known for? The main crops are **orange and fruits**. Products made here include weaving. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Pongtung Of every 100 households in Pongtung in 2011, 62 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Pongtung · ■ Pynursla rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **67% Toilet within the home ****100%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **78% Tap water ****100%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****63%** **25% Television ****11%** **19% Mobile phone ****30%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **0% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****60%** **57% Own their home ****92%** **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 Pongtung? ■ Pongtung · ■ Pynursla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1170** **1011 Working population ****41.6%** **41.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 77.2% for women. 47% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 115 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (26%) · **■** Other work 15 (6%) · **■** Marginal 49 (20%) 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 - Nongsder602 people - Nongjri Bah596 people - Umniuh-Tmar593 people - Lyndem592 people - Mawlam557 people - Kongwang527 people - Pyrdiwah516 people - Nongthymmai514 people [All 156 villages in Pynursla](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/pynursla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pongtung?793112 - How far is Pongtung from Shillong?61 km by road - What is the population of Pongtung?579 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pongtung in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Pongtung?78.4% (Census 2011)