# Kongwang Village, Amlarem, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Amlarem, Jaintia Hills 

# Kongwang

Kongwang is a village in Amlarem sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793109**. The 2011 Census counted **59 people in 13 households**, the 86th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 59people (2011)
- 13households
- 86.8%literacy
- 793109PIN code

## Kongwang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kongwang is 793109.** Kongwang falls in Amlarem sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793109
- Community development blockAmlarem
- Census village code279347

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?

- Amlarem (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)61 km by road
- Jowai (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 Kongwang?

4 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 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nongtalang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Kongwang known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and betel leaves**. 

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, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kongwang · ■ Amlarem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****85%**

**67%

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

**16%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**46%

Television ****31%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****54%**

**54%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 · ■ Amlarem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**987

Working population ****62.7%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 80.0% for women. 77% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 21 (57%) · **■** Other work 4 (11%) · **■** Marginal 12 (32%)

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 Amlarem

- Riahjalong82 people
- Lurniang77 people
- Larem Shyiap66 people
- Dapdeng60 people
- Amlarang56 people
- Shmiashyiang53 people
- Tamabil48 people
- Amlamet44 people

[All 98 villages in Amlarem](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/amlarem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kongwang?793109
- How far is Kongwang from Jowai?61 km by road
- What is the population of Kongwang?59 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kongwang in?Jaintia Hills district (Amlarem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kongwang?86.8% (Census 2011)