# Disong Village, Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Disong

Disong is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **83 people in 18 households**, the 94th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 83people (2011)
- 18households
- 87.9%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Disong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Disong is 793112.** Disong falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278841

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

## How far is Disong from nearby towns?

- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)90 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)90 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 Disong?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 15 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.

## Homes and amenities in Disong

Of every 100 households in Disong in 2011, 61 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Disong · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

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

**14%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****39%**

**30%

Television ****50%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**59%

Own their home ****89%**

**81%

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 Disong?

■ Disong · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1243**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**953

Working population ****34.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 88.9% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 18 (62%) · **■** Marginal 10 (34%)

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 Shella Bholaganj

- Lum-U-Smon101 people
- Lumsohphie97 people
- Rangkamati92 people
- Mawrap86 people
- Jamew81 people
- Nongrum81 people
- Nongnong79 people
- Lyngngar72 people

[All 139 villages in Shella Bholaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/shella-bholaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Disong?793112
- How far is Disong from Shillong?90 km by road
- What is the population of Disong?83 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Disong in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Disong?87.9% (Census 2011)