# Chotcholja Village, Kharkutta, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Chotcholja

Chotcholja is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,462 people in 258 households**, the 1st largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 1,462people (2011)
- 258households
- 87.2%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Chotcholja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chotcholja is 793111.** Chotcholja falls in Kharkutta sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code275034

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

## How far is Chotcholja from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)130 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)130 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 Chotcholja?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Chotcholja; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

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

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Chotcholja

Of every 100 households in Chotcholja in 2011, 66 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chotcholja · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**13%

Tap water ****10%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**24%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**100%

Use banking services ****42%**

**22%

Television ****44%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chotcholja?

■ Chotcholja · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**947

Working population ****36.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 86.4% for women. 44% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 89 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (17%) · **■** Other work 89 (17%) · **■** Marginal 266 (50%)

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 Kharkutta

- Wageasi1,099 people
- Mendima997 people
- Megam Akong945 people
- Watregittim913 people

[All 188 villages in Kharkutta](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/kharkutta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chotcholja?793111
- How far is Chotcholja from Williamnagar?130 km by road
- What is the population of Chotcholja?1,462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chotcholja in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Chotcholja?87.2% (Census 2011)