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

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Kalwe

Kalwe is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 45 households**, the 83rd largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 265people (2011)
- 45households
- 53.3%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Kalwe PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code275091

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

## How far is Kalwe from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)146 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)146 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 Kalwe?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kalwe; 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rahasimla
- ○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 and tanks / ponds

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 Kalwe known for?

The main crops are **rice, chillies and ginger**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kalwe

Of every 100 households in Kalwe in 2011, 0 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalwe · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**13%

Tap water ****56%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**28%

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 Kalwe?

■ Kalwe · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**947

Working population ****63.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 50.0% for women. 58% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 112 (67%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 52 (31%)

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

- Tinsimina282 people
- Uguri277 people
- Mendima Rabha269 people
- Rongchri268 people
- Bagabatta262 people
- Upper Sambrak262 people
- Mawdipara257 people
- Tokkol256 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalwe?793111
- How far is Kalwe from Williamnagar?146 km by road
- What is the population of Kalwe?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalwe in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kalwe?53.3% (Census 2011)