# Bilgre Village, Chokpot, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Chokpot, South Garo Hills 

# Bilgre

Bilgre is a village in Chokpot sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793005**. The 2011 Census counted **243 people in 41 households**, the 44th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 243people (2011)
- 41households
- 90.2%literacy
- 793005PIN code

## Bilgre PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bilgre is 793005.** Bilgre falls in Chokpot sub-district, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793005
- Community development blockChokpot
- Census village code275713

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

## How far is Bilgre from nearby towns?

- Chokpot (sub-district HQ)4 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 Bilgre?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bilgre; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chokpot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Bilgre

Of every 100 households in Bilgre in 2011, 100 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bilgre · ■ Chokpot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**26%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

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

**9%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****25%**

**11%

Television ****38%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**41%

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 Bilgre?

■ Bilgre · ■ Chokpot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**984

Working population ****35.0%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.2% for men and 83.7% for women. 41% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 49 (58%) · **■** Other work 12 (14%) · **■** Marginal 24 (28%)

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 Chokpot

- Rongkugiri258 people
- Ringkap Songmong253 people
- Balwatgre251 people
- Dajegre251 people
- Rongpakgre239 people
- Karijhoragre231 people
- Budu Asimgre228 people
- Silki Ampangdamgiri228 people

[All 309 villages in Chokpot](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/south-garo-hills/chokpot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bilgre?793005
- How far is Bilgre from Baghmara?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bilgre?243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilgre in?South Garo Hills district (Chokpot sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bilgre?90.2% (Census 2011)