# Bolchugre Village, Betasing, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Bolchugre

Bolchugre is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **501 people in 86 households**, the 46th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 501people (2011)
- 86households
- 70.6%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Bolchugre PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bolchugre is 794115.** Bolchugre falls in Betasing sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273796

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

## How far is Bolchugre from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)55 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 Bolchugre?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bolchugre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ampati
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ampati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Bolchugre

Of every 100 households in Bolchugre in 2011, 0 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bolchugre · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**51%

Tap water ****40%**

**9%

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

**14%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****9%**

**26%

Television ****35%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**34%

Own their home ****74%**

**95%

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 Bolchugre?

■ Bolchugre · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745**

**960

Working population ****39.7%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 66.7% for women. 43% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (13%) · **■** Marginal 112 (56%)

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 Betasing

- Bandalkona517 people
- Chimisenggre509 people
- Teporpara509 people
- Dorambokgre504 people
- Saptoka489 people
- Gandhipara Garo486 people
- Dalbotpara485 people
- Betasing Hajongpara483 people

[All 204 villages in Betasing](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/betasing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bolchugre?794115
- How far is Bolchugre from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Bolchugre?501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bolchugre in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bolchugre?70.6% (Census 2011)