# Jongbhu Village, Gambegre, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Gambegre, West Garo Hills 

# Jongbhu

Jongbhu is a village in Gambegre sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794005**. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 45 households**, the 50th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 254people (2011)
- 45households
- 60.2%literacy
- 794005PIN code

## Jongbhu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jongbhu is 794005.** Jongbhu falls in Gambegre sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794005
- Community development blockGambegre
- Census village code274177

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

## How far is Jongbhu from nearby towns?

- Gambegre (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)50 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)50 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 Jongbhu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jongbhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sandagre
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Babelapara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Jongbhu

Of every 100 households in Jongbhu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jongbhu · ■ Gambegre rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**34%

Tap water ****2%**

**20%

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

**8%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**20%

Television ****5%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Jongbhu?

■ Jongbhu · ■ Gambegre rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**976

Working population ****37.4%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 52.9% for women. 38% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 22 (23%)

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 Gambegre

- Mengkakgre272 people
- Dilnigre267 people
- Kerupara263 people
- Mebitpara258 people
- Rongkonsonggital252 people
- Rejanggre251 people
- Songbandugiri249 people
- Dinasagre246 people

[All 160 villages in Gambegre](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/gambegre/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jongbhu?794005
- How far is Jongbhu from Tura?50 km by road
- What is the population of Jongbhu?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jongbhu in?West Garo Hills district (Gambegre sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Jongbhu?60.2% (Census 2011)