# Kongkona Village, Gasuapara, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Gasuapara, South Garo Hills 

# Kongkona

Kongkona is a village in Gasuapara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793002**. The 2011 Census counted **192 people in 38 households**, the 48th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 192people (2011)
- 38households
- 62.4%literacy
- 793002PIN code

## Kongkona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kongkona is 793002.** Kongkona falls in Gasuapara sub-district, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793002
- Community development blockGasuapara
- Census village code275999

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

## How far is Kongkona from nearby towns?

- Gasuapara (sub-district HQ)62 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)51 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)51 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 Kongkona?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 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 watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Kongkona

Of every 100 households in Kongkona in 2011, 37 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kongkona · ■ Gasuapara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**30%

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

**58%

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

**37%

Tap water ****34%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**9%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**17%

Television ****24%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Kongkona?

■ Kongkona · ■ Gasuapara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1917**

**986

Working population ****38.0%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 57.3% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 50 (68%) · **■** Marginal 18 (25%)

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 Gasuapara

- Jatapara198 people
- Kondok197 people
- Dangsugri195 people
- Ruga Ading195 people
- Angratuli188 people
- Genapara186 people
- Wagebokgre186 people
- Jadugiri184 people

[All 180 villages in Gasuapara](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/south-garo-hills/gasuapara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kongkona?793002
- How far is Kongkona from Baghmara?51 km by road
- What is the population of Kongkona?192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kongkona in?South Garo Hills district (Gasuapara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kongkona?62.4% (Census 2011)