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

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Village · Chokpot, South Garo Hills 

# Sangknigiri

Sangknigiri is a village in Chokpot sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793005**. The 2011 Census counted **324 people in 55 households**, the 25th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 324people (2011)
- 55households
- 88.7%literacy
- 793005PIN code

## Sangknigiri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793005
- Community development blockChokpot
- Census village code275616

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

## How far is Sangknigiri from nearby towns?

- Chokpot (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)60 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)60 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 Sangknigiri?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sangknigiri; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●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 · Baghmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Sangknigiri

Of every 100 households in Sangknigiri in 2011, 98 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sangknigiri · ■ Chokpot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**26%

Tap water ****2%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****22%**

**11%

Television ****46%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sangknigiri?

■ Sangknigiri · ■ Chokpot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.7%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**984

Working population ****34.9%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 85.2% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 38 (34%) · **■** Marginal 75 (66%)

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

- Kemranggiri340 people
- Mon Dobakolgre337 people
- Dagal Gopre330 people
- Dana Adugiri329 people
- Bolsal Ading314 people
- Dura-Asimgiri313 people
- Kene Chania300 people
- Watibokgre297 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sangknigiri?793005
- How far is Sangknigiri from Baghmara?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sangknigiri?324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sangknigiri in?South Garo Hills district (Chokpot sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sangknigiri?88.7% (Census 2011)