# Wage Kona Village, Rongara, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Rongara, South Garo Hills 

# Wage Kona

Wage Kona is a village in Rongara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **233 people in 41 households**, the 26th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 233people (2011)
- 41households
- 85.0%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Wage Kona PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockRongara
- Census village code276285

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

## How far is Wage Kona from nearby towns?

- Rongara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)64 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)64 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 Wage Kona?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Wage Kona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 13 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 Wage Kona

Of every 100 households in Wage Kona in 2011, 69 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wage Kona · ■ Rongara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**41%

Tap water ****12%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**10%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****26%**

**22%

Television ****40%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**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 Wage Kona?

■ Wage Kona · ■ Rongara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1138**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**979

Working population ****52.4%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 85.0% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 108 (89%) · **■** Other work 12 (10%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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

- Malikona242 people
- Mohadeo Warima241 people
- Rongjol Songgital234 people
- Rongsu Rongrigittim234 people
- Rongchenggiri230 people
- Panda Bolsilgre227 people
- Toklekbari223 people
- Oripur222 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wage Kona?793114
- How far is Wage Kona from Baghmara?64 km by road
- What is the population of Wage Kona?233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wage Kona in?South Garo Hills district (Rongara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Wage Kona?85.0% (Census 2011)