# Chekwegittim Village, Baghmara, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Baghmara, South Garo Hills 

# Chekwegittim

Chekwegittim is a village in Baghmara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793002**. The 2011 Census counted **149 people in 32 households**, the 102nd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 149people (2011)
- 32households
- 63.3%literacy
- 793002PIN code

## Chekwegittim PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chekwegittim is 793002.** Chekwegittim falls in Baghmara sub-district, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793002
- Community development blockBaghmara
- Census village code276014

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

## How far is Chekwegittim from nearby towns?

- Baghmara (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)65 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)65 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 Chekwegittim?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rongkandi Songgital
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 12 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 Chekwegittim

Of every 100 households in Chekwegittim in 2011, 52 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Chekwegittim · ■ Baghmara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**27%

Tap water ****28%**

**27%

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

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**97%

Use banking services ****31%**

**17%

Television ****41%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**5%

None of these assets ****17%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Chekwegittim?

■ Chekwegittim · ■ Baghmara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1129**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**946

Working population ****26.2%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.7% for men and 69.1% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 35 (90%) · **■** Marginal 3 (8%)

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 Baghmara

- Maraka Chiring153 people
- Ringramgre153 people
- Goka Imbika152 people
- Badri Rongdong Kamagittim151 people
- Rongkandi Songgital148 people
- Tolebrugittim147 people
- Dawakol146 people
- Bamon Wakchol144 people

[All 172 villages in Baghmara](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/south-garo-hills/baghmara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chekwegittim?793002
- How far is Chekwegittim from Baghmara?65 km by road
- What is the population of Chekwegittim?149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chekwegittim in?South Garo Hills district (Baghmara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Chekwegittim?63.3% (Census 2011)