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

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Village · Samanda, East Garo Hills 

# Sawilgre

Sawilgre is a village in Samanda sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **107 people in 24 households**, the 109th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 107people (2011)
- 24households
- 63.9%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Sawilgre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockSamanda
- Census village code275438

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

## How far is Sawilgre from nearby towns?

- Samanda (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)30 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 Sawilgre?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Doragre
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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.

## Homes and amenities in Sawilgre

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

■ Sawilgre · ■ Samanda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**20%

Tap water ****50%**

**24%

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

**11%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**99%

Use banking services ****18%**

**26%

Television ****14%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**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 Sawilgre?

■ Sawilgre · ■ Samanda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****814**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**930

Working population ****53.3%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 50.0% for women. 51% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 35 (61%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 20 (35%)

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

- Rongsak Bazar113 people
- Bandigre112 people
- Naregre109 people
- Dilma Songgital108 people
- Bangong Imsokgre103 people
- Rongribo Amalgre103 people
- Rongribo Retenggre103 people
- New Chidekgiri101 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sawilgre?793111
- How far is Sawilgre from Williamnagar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sawilgre?107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawilgre in?East Garo Hills district (Samanda sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sawilgre?63.9% (Census 2011)