# Akelgre Village, Samanda, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Samanda, East Garo Hills 

# Akelgre

Akelgre is a village in Samanda sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **268 people in 59 households**, the 35th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 268people (2011)
- 59households
- 31.3%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Akelgre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockSamanda
- Census village code275423

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

## How far is Akelgre from nearby towns?

- Samanda (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)7 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)7 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 Akelgre?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Akelgre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary 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 school5–10 km · Williamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

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 Akelgre

Of every 100 households in Akelgre in 2011, 0 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akelgre · ■ Samanda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**41%

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

**79%

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

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****5%**

**26%

Television ****18%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**45%

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 Akelgre?

■ Akelgre · ■ Samanda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.3%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1144**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**930

Working population ****29.1%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.9% for men and 17.9% for women. 45% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 58 (74%) · **■** Marginal 20 (26%)

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 Samanda

- Dawa Songgittal306 people
- Bansam Awe290 people
- Rapdikgre279 people
- Asiragre277 people
- Dorengkigre265 people
- Chimagre Gradekgittim260 people
- Songma Enggok256 people
- Rongsak Songgital252 people

[All 159 villages in Samanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/samanda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akelgre?793111
- How far is Akelgre from Williamnagar?7 km by road
- What is the population of Akelgre?268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akelgre in?East Garo Hills district (Samanda sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Akelgre?31.3% (Census 2011)