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

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Village · Chokpot, South Garo Hills 

# Palwalgiri

Palwalgiri is a village in Chokpot sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793005**. The 2011 Census counted **103 people in 18 households**, the 144th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 103people (2011)
- 18households
- 76.4%literacy
- 793005PIN code

## Palwalgiri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793005
- Community development blockChokpot
- Census village code275779

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

## How far is Palwalgiri from nearby towns?

- Chokpot (sub-district HQ)17 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 Palwalgiri?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Palwalgiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Betramgre
- ○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 service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river

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 Palwalgiri

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

■ Palwalgiri · ■ Chokpot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**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 ****0%**

**11%

Television ****11%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****83%**

**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 Palwalgiri?

■ Palwalgiri · ■ Chokpot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**984

Working population ****36.9%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 76.2% for women. 34% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 30 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (13%) · **■** 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 Chokpot

- Magapagre106 people
- Rongsigre106 people
- Dumindigiri104 people
- Bakatagre103 people
- Marakapara102 people
- Chigranggiri101 people
- Kilbolma Damalgre101 people
- Nachi Adugiri101 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palwalgiri?793005
- How far is Palwalgiri from Baghmara?65 km by road
- What is the population of Palwalgiri?103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palwalgiri in?South Garo Hills district (Chokpot sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Palwalgiri?76.4% (Census 2011)