# Bolkret Village, Dambo Rongjeng, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Dambo Rongjeng, East Garo Hills 

# Bolkret

Bolkret is a village in Dambo Rongjeng sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **396 people in 84 households**, the 42nd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 396people (2011)
- 84households
- 72.3%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Bolkret PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bolkret is 793111.** Bolkret falls in Dambo Rongjeng sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockDambo Rongjeng
- Census village code274888

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

## How far is Bolkret from nearby towns?

- Dambo Rongjeng (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)70 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)70 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 Bolkret?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bolkret; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rongjeng
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 18 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 Bolkret

Of every 100 households in Bolkret in 2011, 13 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bolkret · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**23%

Tap water ****1%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**13%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**54%

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 Bolkret?

■ Bolkret · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**1014

Working population ****51.0%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 69.7% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (9%) · **■** Marginal 149 (74%)

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 Dambo Rongjeng

- Mejolgre Chekjongbra406 people
- Jambal Songma405 people
- Gabil Koksi404 people
- Wajagittim398 people
- Rongjeng Chigisimgittim395 people
- Sarangkill395 people
- Chitil Apal384 people
- Mangsang Mokura382 people

[All 197 villages in Dambo Rongjeng](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/dambo-rongjeng/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bolkret?793111
- How far is Bolkret from Williamnagar?70 km by road
- What is the population of Bolkret?396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bolkret in?East Garo Hills district (Dambo Rongjeng sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bolkret?72.3% (Census 2011)