# Rhongkum Village, Amlarem, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Amlarem, Jaintia Hills 

# Rhongkum

Rhongkum is a village in Amlarem sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793109**. The 2011 Census counted **91 people in 19 households**, the 79th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 91people (2011)
- 19households
- 74.7%literacy
- 793109PIN code

## Rhongkum PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793109
- Community development blockAmlarem
- Census village code279355

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

## How far is Rhongkum from nearby towns?

- Amlarem (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)66 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)66 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 Rhongkum?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Rhongkum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongtalang
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Rhongkum 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 Rhongkum

Of every 100 households in Rhongkum in 2011, 63 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rhongkum · ■ Amlarem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**78%

Tap water ****90%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****63%**

**46%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****90%**

**54%

Own their home ****63%**

**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 Rhongkum?

■ Rhongkum · ■ Amlarem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****717**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**987

Working population ****46.2%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 69.7% for women. 62% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 11 (26%) · **■** Other work 30 (71%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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

- Amsyrwai117 people
- Hartale116 people
- Amtra114 people
- Jaliakhola106 people
- Pamtadong85 people
- Kamsing83 people
- Riahjalong82 people
- Lurniang77 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rhongkum?793109
- How far is Rhongkum from Jowai?66 km by road
- What is the population of Rhongkum?91 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rhongkum in?Jaintia Hills district (Amlarem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rhongkum?74.7% (Census 2011)