# Rongkugiri Village, Chokpot, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Chokpot, South Garo Hills 

# Rongkugiri

Rongkugiri is a village in Chokpot sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793005**. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 38 households**, the 40th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 258people (2011)
- 38households
- 85.0%literacy
- 793005PIN code

## Rongkugiri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rongkugiri is 793005.** Rongkugiri falls in Chokpot sub-district, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793005
- Community development blockChokpot
- Census village code275611

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

## How far is Rongkugiri from nearby towns?

- Chokpot (sub-district HQ)68 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)56 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)56 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 Rongkugiri?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Rongkugiri

Of every 100 households in Rongkugiri in 2011, 91 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Rongkugiri · ■ Chokpot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**26%

Tap water ****100%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**9%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****17%**

**11%

Television ****40%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Rongkugiri?

■ Rongkugiri · ■ Chokpot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**984

Working population ****57.4%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 84.5% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (15%) · **■** Marginal 106 (72%)

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 Chokpot

- Tengki Songmong273 people
- Kalupara264 people
- Kenegre260 people
- Tebilgiri259 people
- Ringkap Songmong253 people
- Balwatgre251 people
- Dajegre251 people
- Bilgre243 people

[All 309 villages in Chokpot](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/south-garo-hills/chokpot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rongkugiri?793005
- How far is Rongkugiri from Baghmara?56 km by road
- What is the population of Rongkugiri?258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rongkugiri in?South Garo Hills district (Chokpot sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rongkugiri?85.0% (Census 2011)