# Rongchungre Village, Zikzak, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Rongchungre

Rongchungre is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **232 people in 41 households**, the 131st largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 232people (2011)
- 41households
- 89.5%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Rongchungre PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rongchungre is 794001.** Rongchungre falls in Zikzak sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273914

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

## How far is Rongchungre from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)64 km by road
- Tura (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 Rongchungre?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rongchungre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ampati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds

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 Rongchungre

Of every 100 households in Rongchungre in 2011, 77 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Rongchungre · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****23%**

**33%

Television ****41%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Rongchungre?

■ Rongchungre · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**980

Working population ****48.3%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 88.3% for women. 46% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 102 (91%) · **■** Other work 10 (9%)

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 Zikzak

- Bolchugre241 people
- Kalaigaon Dakdakipara238 people
- Balughat B233 people
- Kirupara232 people
- Ghilajuri229 people
- Kalaigaon Mondolpara228 people
- Kalaipara226 people
- Wananggiri -I224 people

[All 223 villages in Zikzak](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/zikzak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rongchungre?794001
- How far is Rongchungre from Tura?64 km by road
- What is the population of Rongchungre?232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rongchungre in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rongchungre?89.5% (Census 2011)