Village · Chokpot, South Garo Hills # Sandong Sandong is a village in Chokpot sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793005. The 2011 Census counted 117 people in 22 households, the 124th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%. - 117 people (2011) - 22 households - 84.2% literacy - 793005 PIN code ## Sandong PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sandong is 793005. Sandong falls in Chokpot sub-district, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793005 - Community development block Chokpot - Census village code 275550 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sandong from nearby towns? - Chokpot (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road - Baghmara (district HQ) 62 km by road - Baghmara (nearest town) 62 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sandong? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sandong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chokpot - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Sandong Of every 100 households in Sandong in 2011, 86 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sandong · ■ Chokpot rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 38% - Toilet within the home 100% 68% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 26% - Tap water 91% 36% - Drinking water within premises 4% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 0% 11% - Television 27% 24% - Mobile phone 36% 25% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 50% 41% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sandong? ■ Sandong · ■ Chokpot rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.2% 70.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1053 960 - Working population 28.2% 43.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 81.7% for women. 42% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 19 (58%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (12%) · ■ Other work 2 (6%) · ■ Marginal 8 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chokpot - Mon Songmong 119 people - Nodonggiri 119 people - Romba Songgitalgre 119 people - Dekigre 118 people - Wainabenggre 117 people - Akoksigiri 116 people - Gaturagre 116 people - Kene Anchenggiri 116 people All 309 villages in Chokpot ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sandong? 793005 - How far is Sandong from Baghmara? 62 km by road - What is the population of Sandong? 117 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sandong in? South Garo Hills district (Chokpot sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Sandong? 84.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/south-garo-hills/chokpot/sandong/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.