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

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Village · Samanda, East Garo Hills 

# Gitokgre

Gitokgre is a village in Samanda sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **429 people in 79 households**, the 16th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 429people (2011)
- 79households
- 76.7%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Gitokgre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockSamanda
- Census village code275441

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

## How far is Gitokgre from nearby towns?

- Samanda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)12 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)12 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 Gitokgre?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gitokgre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 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 Gitokgre

Of every 100 households in Gitokgre in 2011, 95 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gitokgre · ■ Samanda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**20%

Tap water ****51%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****24%**

**26%

Television ****35%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**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 Gitokgre?

■ Gitokgre · ■ Samanda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**930

Working population ****42.4%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 70.1% for women. 39% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 94 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 71 (39%)

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 Gittinggre516 people
- Chachatgre509 people
- Dinaminggre496 people
- Ampanggre471 people
- Chekwe Bibra425 people
- Dinajekgre423 people
- Samanda Megapgre401 people
- Dawa Nengkatok398 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gitokgre?793111
- How far is Gitokgre from Williamnagar?12 km by road
- What is the population of Gitokgre?429 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gitokgre in?East Garo Hills district (Samanda sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Gitokgre?76.7% (Census 2011)