# Chengkali Village, Gasuapara, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Gasuapara, South Garo Hills 

# Chengkali

Chengkali is a village in Gasuapara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793002**. The 2011 Census counted **498 people in 86 households**, the 11th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 498people (2011)
- 86households
- 78.7%literacy
- 793002PIN code

## Chengkali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chengkali is 793002.** Chengkali falls in Gasuapara sub-district, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793002
- Community development blockGasuapara
- Census village code275987

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

## How far is Chengkali from nearby towns?

- Gasuapara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)49 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)49 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 Chengkali?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chengkali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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.

## What is Chengkali known for?

The main crops are **rice and cashewnut**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Chengkali

Of every 100 households in Chengkali in 2011, 29 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Chengkali · ■ Gasuapara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**37%

Tap water ****69%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**9%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**99%

Use banking services ****26%**

**17%

Television ****28%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**46%

Own their home ****73%**

**97%

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 Chengkali?

■ Chengkali · ■ Gasuapara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**986

Working population ****34.9%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 72.0% for women. 41% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (24%) · **■** Marginal 62 (36%)

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 Gasuapara

- Namchapara537 people
- Gasuapara526 people
- Kolapara516 people
- Nagrajhora503 people
- Dumnikura481 people
- Fakirkona463 people
- Gandhibor434 people
- Bandapara401 people

[All 180 villages in Gasuapara](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/south-garo-hills/gasuapara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chengkali?793002
- How far is Chengkali from Baghmara?49 km by road
- What is the population of Chengkali?498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chengkali in?South Garo Hills district (Gasuapara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Chengkali?78.7% (Census 2011)