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

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Village · Samanda, East Garo Hills 

# Bilgipgre

Bilgipgre is a village in Samanda sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **80 people in 16 households**, the 121st largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 80people (2011)
- 16households
- 33.3%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Bilgipgre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockSamanda
- Census village code275411

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

## How far is Bilgipgre from nearby towns?

- Samanda (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)19 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)10 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 Bilgipgre?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bilgipgre; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rongsak
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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.

## What is Bilgipgre known for?

The main crops are **pumpkin, bringal and chillies**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Bilgipgre

Of every 100 households in Bilgipgre in 2011, 80 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bilgipgre · ■ Samanda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**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 ****7%**

**26%

Television ****7%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**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 Bilgipgre?

■ Bilgipgre · ■ Samanda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.3%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1800**

**930

Working population ****31.2%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.1% for men and 31.0% for women. 38% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 16 (64%) · **■** Marginal 9 (36%)

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

- Mandal Nokwat89 people
- Rongchek Chambugong88 people
- Pakwakgre82 people
- Bansam Kakwagre81 people
- Asimgre78 people
- Bangong Singwegre73 people
- Kalak Songgital72 people
- Doktilgre69 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bilgipgre?793111
- How far is Bilgipgre from Williamnagar?19 km by road
- What is the population of Bilgipgre?80 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilgipgre in?East Garo Hills district (Samanda sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bilgipgre?33.3% (Census 2011)