# Lower Nekora Village, Rongara, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Rongara, South Garo Hills 

# Lower Nekora

Lower Nekora is a village in Rongara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **581 people in 104 households**, the 2nd largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 581people (2011)
- 104households
- 93.8%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Lower Nekora PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockRongara
- Census village code276269

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

## How far is Lower Nekora from nearby towns?

- Rongara (sub-district HQ)42 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Lower Nekora?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Lower Nekora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rongara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baghmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Lower Nekora

Of every 100 households in Lower Nekora in 2011, 82 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lower Nekora · ■ Rongara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**41%

Tap water ****89%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**10%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****40%**

**22%

Television ****50%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**45%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Lower Nekora?

■ Lower Nekora · ■ Rongara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**979

Working population ****22.7%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 92.2% for women. 39% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (41%) · **■** Marginal 76 (58%)

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

- Halwa Atong581 people
- Bul Awe485 people
- Ampanggiri385 people
- Gulpani Bibra375 people
- Chenggni Songmong372 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lower Nekora?793114
- How far is Lower Nekora from Baghmara?62 km by road
- What is the population of Lower Nekora?581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lower Nekora in?South Garo Hills district (Rongara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lower Nekora?93.8% (Census 2011)