Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills
# Wahkrem

Wahkrem is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793108. The 2011 Census counted 177 people in 35 households, the 70th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.
- 177 people (2011)
- 35 households
- 96.6% literacy
- 793108 PIN code

## Wahkrem PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Wahkrem is 793108. Wahkrem falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793108
- Community development block Shella Bholaganj
- Census village code 278830

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Wahkrem from nearby towns?
- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town) 70 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Wahkrem?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Wahkrem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 private
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sohra
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Wahkrem

Of every 100 households in Wahkrem in 2011, 54 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wahkrem · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 54% 64%
- Toilet within the home 6% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 77%
- Tap water 30% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 89%
- Use banking services 48% 30%
- Television 24% 23%
- Mobile phone 48% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 0%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 46% 59%
- Own their home 100% 81%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Wahkrem?

■ Wahkrem · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 96.6% 71.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1058 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1583 953
- Working population 35.0% 36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.3% for men and 95.8% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 48 (77%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 11 (18%) · ■ Marginal 2 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shella Bholaganj
- Nongla 188 people
- Jatap 183 people
- Mawshamok 183 people
- Shnongkawar 180 people
- Tyrngei 171 people
- Kurikhal 158 people
- Rumnong 156 people
- Umdud 150 people

All 139 villages in Shella Bholaganj

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Wahkrem? 793108
- How far is Wahkrem from Shillong? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Wahkrem? 177 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wahkrem in? East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Wahkrem? 96.6% (Census 2011)

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