# Pdengkarong Village, Amlarem, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Amlarem, Jaintia Hills 

# Pdengkarong

Pdengkarong is a village in Amlarem sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793109**. The 2011 Census counted **316 people in 57 households**, the 48th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 316people (2011)
- 57households
- 54.9%literacy
- 793109PIN code

## Pdengkarong PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793109
- Community development blockAmlarem
- Census village code279319

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

## How far is Pdengkarong from nearby towns?

- Amlarem (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)35 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)35 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 Pdengkarong?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pdengkarong; 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 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongtalang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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.

## Homes and amenities in Pdengkarong

Of every 100 households in Pdengkarong in 2011, 82 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pdengkarong · ■ Amlarem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****79%**

**67%

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

**16%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**46%

Television ****11%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****80%**

**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 Pdengkarong?

■ Pdengkarong · ■ Amlarem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1677**

**987

Working population ****25.3%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.0% for men and 54.9% for women. 42% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (95%) · **■** Marginal 3 (4%)

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

- Umsalang363 people
- Kudeng Thymmai360 people
- Kharkhana333 people
- Sohkha Model326 people
- Pasadwar309 people
- Mawlong307 people
- Amshipai295 people
- Lakroh225 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pdengkarong?793109
- How far is Pdengkarong from Jowai?35 km by road
- What is the population of Pdengkarong?316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pdengkarong in?Jaintia Hills district (Amlarem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Pdengkarong?54.9% (Census 2011)