# Iongkaluh Village, Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills 

# Iongkaluh

Iongkaluh is a village in Khliehriat sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793160**. The 2011 Census counted **2,182 people in 320 households**, the 10th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 2,182people (2011)
- 320households
- 74.9%literacy
- 793160PIN code

## Iongkaluh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Iongkaluh is 793160.** Iongkaluh falls in Khliehriat sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793160
- Community development blockKhliehriat
- Census village code279415

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

## How far is Iongkaluh from nearby towns?

- Khliehriat (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)29 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)29 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 Iongkaluh?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Iongkaluh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khliehriat
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)17 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.

## What is Iongkaluh known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and sweet potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Iongkaluh

Of every 100 households in Iongkaluh in 2011, 60 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Iongkaluh · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**80%

Use banking services ****26%**

**41%

Television ****36%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**13%

None of these assets ****51%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**87%

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 Iongkaluh?

■ Iongkaluh · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**982

Working population ****34.1%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 77.3% for women. 40% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 278 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (11%) · **■** Other work 270 (36%) · **■** Marginal 117 (16%)

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 Khliehriat

- Byndihati2,630 people
- Bapung Skur2,289 people
- Bapung shnong2,249 people
- Khliehriat East2,191 people
- Tuber Kmai2,139 people
- Dkhiah East2,019 people
- Lum Shnong1,945 people
- Byrwai1,857 people

[All 109 villages in Khliehriat](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/khliehriat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Iongkaluh?793160
- How far is Iongkaluh from Jowai?29 km by road
- What is the population of Iongkaluh?2,182 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Iongkaluh in?Jaintia Hills district (Khliehriat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Iongkaluh?74.9% (Census 2011)
