# Halwa Atong Village, Rongara, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Rongara, South Garo Hills 

# Halwa Atong

Halwa Atong is a village in Rongara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **581 people in 101 households**, the 1st largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 581people (2011)
- 101households
- 75.3%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Halwa Atong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Halwa Atong is 793114.** Halwa Atong falls in Rongara sub-district, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockRongara
- Census village code276213

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

## How far is Halwa Atong from nearby towns?

- Rongara (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)18 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)18 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 Halwa Atong?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Halwa Atong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baghmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○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 and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Halwa Atong

Of every 100 households in Halwa Atong in 2011, 64 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Halwa Atong · ■ Rongara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**41%

Tap water ****95%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**10%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****10%**

**22%

Television ****6%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****80%**

**45%

Own their home ****33%**

**95%

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 Halwa Atong?

■ Halwa Atong · ■ Rongara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**979

Working population ****33.4%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 72.0% for women. 46% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (8%) · **■** Marginal 111 (57%)

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 Rongara

- Lower Nekora581 people
- Bul Awe485 people
- Ampanggiri385 people
- Gulpani Bibra375 people

[All 143 villages in Rongara](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/south-garo-hills/rongara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Halwa Atong?793114
- How far is Halwa Atong from Baghmara?18 km by road
- What is the population of Halwa Atong?581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Halwa Atong in?South Garo Hills district (Rongara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Halwa Atong?75.3% (Census 2011)