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

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Village · Chokpot, South Garo Hills 

# Simkalanggiri

Simkalanggiri is a village in Chokpot sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793005**. The 2011 Census counted **157 people in 24 households**, the 79th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 157people (2011)
- 24households
- 91.1%literacy
- 793005PIN code

## Simkalanggiri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793005
- Community development blockChokpot
- Census village code275617

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

## How far is Simkalanggiri from nearby towns?

- Chokpot (sub-district HQ)18 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 Simkalanggiri?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Simkalanggiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 15 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 Simkalanggiri

Of every 100 households in Simkalanggiri in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Simkalanggiri · ■ Chokpot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**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 ****27%**

**11%

Television ****50%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

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

**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 Simkalanggiri?

■ Simkalanggiri · ■ Chokpot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**984

Working population ****24.2%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 87.7% for women. 37% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 13 (34%) · **■** Marginal 25 (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

- Dendamgiri163 people
- Silki Achakchiring161 people
- Sasatgiri160 people
- Bramagiri159 people
- Betramgre156 people
- Mon Adanggre156 people
- Rontragiri156 people
- Mon Bangamgre152 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Simkalanggiri?793005
- How far is Simkalanggiri from Baghmara?60 km by road
- What is the population of Simkalanggiri?157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simkalanggiri in?South Garo Hills district (Chokpot sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Simkalanggiri?91.1% (Census 2011)