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

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Village · Samanda, East Garo Hills 

# Bolkinggre

Bolkinggre is a village in Samanda sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **390 people in 63 households**, the 21st largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 390people (2011)
- 63households
- 83.5%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Bolkinggre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockSamanda
- Census village code275502

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

## How far is Bolkinggre from nearby towns?

- Samanda (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)5 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)5 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 Bolkinggre?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bolkinggre; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Williamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- 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.

## Homes and amenities in Bolkinggre

Of every 100 households in Bolkinggre in 2011, 90 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bolkinggre · ■ Samanda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**41%

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

**79%

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

**20%

Tap water ****11%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****18%**

**26%

Television ****65%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**45%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bolkinggre?

■ Bolkinggre · ■ Samanda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**930

Working population ****50.3%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 81.8% for women. 50% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (7%) · **■** Household industry 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 26 (13%) · **■** Marginal 125 (64%)

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

- Chekwe Bibra425 people
- Dinajekgre423 people
- Samanda Megapgre401 people
- Dawa Nengkatok398 people
- Denggagre Songgital388 people
- Mandalgre379 people
- Asa Bibra353 people
- Kakwa Bawegre349 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bolkinggre?793111
- How far is Bolkinggre from Williamnagar?5 km by road
- What is the population of Bolkinggre?390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bolkinggre in?East Garo Hills district (Samanda sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bolkinggre?83.5% (Census 2011)