# Block Head Qtr. Village, Chokpot, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Chokpot, South Garo Hills 

# Block Head Qtr.

Block Head Qtr. is a village in Chokpot sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793005**. The 2011 Census counted **53 people in 9 households**, the 215th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 53people (2011)
- 9households
- 90.5%literacy
- 793005PIN code

## Block Head Qtr. PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793005
- Community development blockChokpot
- Census village code275637

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

## How far is Block Head Qtr. from nearby towns?

- Chokpot (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)57 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)57 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 Block Head Qtr.?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Block Head Qtr.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dobagre
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chokpiotgre
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Block Head Qtr.

Of every 100 households in Block Head Qtr. in 2011, 92 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Block Head Qtr. · ■ Chokpot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**26%

Tap water ****8%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**9%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**99%

Use banking services ****83%**

**11%

Television ****67%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**41%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Block Head Qtr.?

■ Block Head Qtr. · ■ Chokpot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1120**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**984

Working population ****37.7%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 91.3% for women. 40% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (35%) · **■** Other work 7 (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 Chokpot

- Rongsimagiri57 people
- Budigre56 people
- Ramigiri56 people
- Chigitchakgiri55 people
- Daji Rongkuakgre53 people
- Waro Songgital53 people
- Chianggalgre52 people
- Daji Rongbinggre52 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Block Head Qtr.?793005
- How far is Block Head Qtr. from Baghmara?57 km by road
- What is the population of Block Head Qtr.?53 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Block Head Qtr. in?South Garo Hills district (Chokpot sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Block Head Qtr.?90.5% (Census 2011)