# Bamkhosngi Village, Saipung, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Saipung, Jaintia Hills 

# Bamkhosngi

Bamkhosngi is a village in Saipung sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793200**. The 2011 Census counted **236 people in 37 households**, the 43rd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 236people (2011)
- 37households
- 51.5%literacy
- 793200PIN code

## Bamkhosngi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bamkhosngi is 793200.** Bamkhosngi falls in Saipung sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793200
- Community development blockSaipung
- Census village code279530

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

## How far is Bamkhosngi from nearby towns?

- Saipung (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)80 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)80 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 Bamkhosngi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bamkhosngi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khliehriat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- 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.

## Homes and amenities in Bamkhosngi

Of every 100 households in Bamkhosngi in 2011, 69 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Bamkhosngi · ■ Saipung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**57%

Tap water ****94%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****33%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**8%

None of these assets ****31%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Bamkhosngi?

■ Bamkhosngi · ■ Saipung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**987

Working population ****45.3%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.0% for men and 60.5% for women. 44% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 83 (78%) · **■** Marginal 24 (22%)

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 Saipung

- Mulait Bri Sutnga316 people
- Sahkai297 people
- Moulhoi277 people
- Kulpui261 people
- P. Zoar229 people
- Tuidam199 people
- Lumchyrngan194 people
- Tuituk186 people

[All 97 villages in Saipung](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/saipung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bamkhosngi?793200
- How far is Bamkhosngi from Jowai?80 km by road
- What is the population of Bamkhosngi?236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamkhosngi in?Jaintia Hills district (Saipung sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bamkhosngi?51.5% (Census 2011)