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About Rongchenggiri Village

Rongchenggiri is a small village in Rongara tehsil, in the district of South Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 111 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rongchenggiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rongchenggiri village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District South Garo Hills
Tehsil Rongara
Pincode 793114
Population 230
Male Population 111
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rongchenggiri compares

By the 2011 count Rongchenggiri is the 27th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Rongchenggiri

Rongchenggiri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rongchenggiri as Available within 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 Rongchenggiri from other places

Rongchenggiri lies about 27 km from South Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 43 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 Rongchenggiri
Nearest town Williamnagar 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rongara 27 km
District headquarters South Garo Hills 27 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 43 km

Villages closest to Rongchenggiri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rongara 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 Rongchenggiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Rongchenggiri village had a population of 230. That makes it the 27th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Rongchenggiri village has 111 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rongchenggiri has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Rongchenggiri is 793114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rongchenggiri falls under Rongara tehsil of South Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Rongchenggiri is Mendipathar, about 43 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rongchenggiri.

Rongchenggiri is about 27 km from South Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rongchenggiri is in Rongara tehsil of South Garo Hills district. Williamnagar is about 6.1 km away. Rongara is about 27 km away. South Garo Hills is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rewak Daburam (25 km), Rewak Kambepal (25 km) and Rewak Watregittim (25 km).

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

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