# Potchismile Village, Rongara, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Rongara, South Garo Hills 

# Potchismile

Potchismile is a village in Rongara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **176 people in 25 households**, the 52nd largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 176people (2011)
- 25households
- 88.0%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Potchismile PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockRongara
- Census village code276281

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

## How far is Potchismile from nearby towns?

- Rongara (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)65 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)65 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 Potchismile?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Potchismile; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Matchakol
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rongara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Potchismile

Of every 100 households in Potchismile in 2011, 54 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Potchismile · ■ Rongara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**41%

Tap water ****4%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**99%

Use banking services ****46%**

**22%

Television ****43%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**45%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Potchismile?

■ Potchismile · ■ Rongara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1364**

**979

Working population ****15.9%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 88.3% for women. 27% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 27 (96%) · **■** Marginal 1 (4%)

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

- Inolgre186 people
- Imbloka184 people
- Rongsu Rongwakgittim181 people
- Medu Hawe179 people
- Rewak Songmong171 people
- Bubanipur168 people
- Dambuk Aga168 people
- Rewak Daburam168 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potchismile?793114
- How far is Potchismile from Baghmara?65 km by road
- What is the population of Potchismile?176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potchismile in?South Garo Hills district (Rongara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Potchismile?88.0% (Census 2011)