# Rongchigre Village, Selsella, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Rongchigre

Rongchigre is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **84 people in 19 households**, the 316th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 84people (2011)
- 19households
- 49.3%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Rongchigre PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rongchigre is 794105.** Rongchigre falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272992

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

## How far is Rongchigre from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)32 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)32 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 Rongchigre?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Selsella
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)17 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 Rongchigre

Of every 100 households in Rongchigre in 2011, 42 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rongchigre · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**44%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

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

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Rongchigre?

■ Rongchigre · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**976

Working population ****46.4%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.3% for men and 45.0% for women. 45% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (5%) · **■** Other work 2 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (3%)

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 Selsella

- Matchok Chiring91 people
- Golagre90 people
- Chiranggre88 people
- Arigre84 people
- Rongmagiri83 people
- Gimbil Ading81 people
- Askapara80 people
- Banggitagre80 people

[All 361 villages in Selsella](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/selsella/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rongchigre?794105
- How far is Rongchigre from Tura?32 km by road
- What is the population of Rongchigre?84 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rongchigre in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rongchigre?49.3% (Census 2011)