# Samanong Village, Amlarem, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Amlarem, Jaintia Hills 

# Samanong

Samanong is a village in Amlarem sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793109**. The 2011 Census counted **199 people in 32 households**, the 56th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 199people (2011)
- 32households
- 86.2%literacy
- 793109PIN code

## Samanong PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793109
- Community development blockAmlarem
- Census village code279292

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

## How far is Samanong from nearby towns?

- Amlarem (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)11 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)11 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 Samanong?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)9 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.

## Homes and amenities in Samanong

Of every 100 households in Samanong in 2011, 66 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samanong · ■ Amlarem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**71%

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

**18%

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

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**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 ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**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 Samanong?

■ Samanong · ■ Amlarem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1211**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2250**

**987

Working population ****64.3%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 87.8% for women. 72% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 96 (75%) · **■** Other work 19 (15%) · **■** Marginal 13 (10%)

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

- Lakroh225 people
- Syndai Lyngkot215 people
- Amsoh Rhong211 people
- Jaralood204 people
- Mawngap197 people
- Amjajer Roko180 people
- Krangpamtadong179 people
- Pdengkseh176 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samanong?793109
- How far is Samanong from Jowai?11 km by road
- What is the population of Samanong?199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samanong in?Jaintia Hills district (Amlarem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Samanong?86.2% (Census 2011)