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About Rongbeng Village

Rongbeng is a small village in Songsak tehsil, in the district of East Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 120 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rongbeng Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rongbeng village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Garo Hills
Tehsil Songsak
Pincode 793111
Population 237
Male Population 120
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rongbeng compares

By the 2011 count Rongbeng is the 85th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 239 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Rongbeng

Rongbeng is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rongbeng as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rongbeng from other places

Rongbeng lies about 18 km from East Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Nolbari, about 41 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rongbeng
District headquarters East Garo Hills 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Songsak 26 km
Nearest town Williamnagar 28 km
Nearest railway station Nolbari 41 km

Villages closest to Rongbeng

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Songsak tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Rongbeng

As per the Census of India 2011, Rongbeng village had a population of 237. That makes it the 85th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 239 residents.

Rongbeng village has 120 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rongbeng has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Rongbeng is 793111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rongbeng falls under Songsak tehsil of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Rongbeng is Nolbari, about 41 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rongbeng.

Rongbeng is about 18 km from East Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rongbeng is in Songsak tehsil of East Garo Hills district. East Garo Hills is about 18 km away. Songsak is about 26 km away. Williamnagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheran Bonegre (22 km), Manda Cheranggre (22 km) and Songsak Agalgre (26 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rongbeng today is likely to be higher.

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