# Rongkhang Village, Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Rongkhang

Rongkhang is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **101 people in 15 households**, the 248th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 101people (2011)
- 15households
- 34.2%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Rongkhang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rongkhang is 793120.** Rongkhang falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276598

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

## How far is Rongkhang from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)103 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)103 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 Rongkhang?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Rongkhang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Swange
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawthengkut
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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.

## What is Rongkhang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and ginger**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Rongkhang

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

■ Rongkhang · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

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

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**13%

Television ****7%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****80%**

**45%

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 Rongkhang?

■ Rongkhang · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.2%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**940

Working population ****48.5%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.3% for men and 35.0% for women. 52% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 15 (31%) · **■** Marginal 34 (69%)

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 Mawshynrut

- Riwiang107 people
- Riangken106 people
- Nongsohram102 people
- Porsohlang102 people
- Mawkhamlonglieh99 people
- Mawkdep97 people
- Iawnaw96 people
- Mawleng96 people

[All 328 villages in Mawshynrut](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rongkhang?793120
- How far is Rongkhang from Nongstoin?103 km by road
- What is the population of Rongkhang?101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rongkhang in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rongkhang?34.2% (Census 2011)