# Upper Bolmedang Village, Kharkutta – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Upper Bolmedang

Upper Bolmedang is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **831 people in 160 households**, the 6th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 831people (2011)
- 160households
- 59.6%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Upper Bolmedang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code274999

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

## How far is Upper Bolmedang from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)114 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)82 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 Upper Bolmedang?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Upper Bolmedang; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lower Kharkutta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water

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 Upper Bolmedang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ginger and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Upper Bolmedang

Of every 100 households in Upper Bolmedang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Upper Bolmedang · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**13%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****5%**

**22%

Television ****20%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Upper Bolmedang?

■ Upper Bolmedang · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**947

Working population ****52.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 54.1% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 419 (97%)

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
- Menadoba805 people
- Kharkutta Songgital789 people
- Lower Rongbu704 people
- Badaka696 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Upper Bolmedang?793111
- How far is Upper Bolmedang from Williamnagar?114 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Bolmedang?831 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Bolmedang in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Bolmedang?59.6% (Census 2011)