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

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Village · Chokpot, South Garo Hills 

# Gangchikalak

Gangchikalak is a village in Chokpot sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793005**. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 41 households**, the 56th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 214people (2011)
- 41households
- 87.0%literacy
- 793005PIN code

## Gangchikalak PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793005
- Community development blockChokpot
- Census village code275665

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

## How far is Gangchikalak from nearby towns?

- Chokpot (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)62 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)62 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 Gangchikalak?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gangchikalak; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chokpot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Gangchikalak

Of every 100 households in Gangchikalak in 2011, 86 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gangchikalak · ■ Chokpot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**26%

Tap water ****98%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**9%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****50%**

**11%

Television ****26%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**41%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Gangchikalak?

■ Gangchikalak · ■ Chokpot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**984

Working population ****31.8%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 84.8% for women. 46% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (43%) · **■** Marginal 7 (10%)

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

- Sembu Rongtolgittim220 people
- Jallegre218 people
- Mandang Redinggre216 people
- Rongrak Teksragre215 people
- Papa Songmong212 people
- Kilbolmagre211 people
- Dura dobagre200 people
- Noranggiri200 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangchikalak?793005
- How far is Gangchikalak from Baghmara?62 km by road
- What is the population of Gangchikalak?214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangchikalak in?South Garo Hills district (Chokpot sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Gangchikalak?87.0% (Census 2011)