# Amakgri Village, Gambegre, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Gambegre, West Garo Hills 

# Amakgri

Amakgri is a village in Gambegre sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794005**. The 2011 Census counted **228 people in 39 households**, the 64th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 228people (2011)
- 39households
- 48.7%literacy
- 794005PIN code

## Amakgri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amakgri is 794005.** Amakgri falls in Gambegre sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794005
- Community development blockGambegre
- Census village code274130

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

## How far is Amakgri from nearby towns?

- Gambegre (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)39 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)39 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 Amakgri?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Amakgri; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Milim
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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

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 Amakgri

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

■ Amakgri · ■ Gambegre rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

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

**62%

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

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****8%**

**20%

Television ****28%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**39%

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 Amakgri?

■ Amakgri · ■ Gambegre rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1583**

**976

Working population ****51.8%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.0% for men and 37.0% for women. 51% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 100 (85%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 14 (12%)

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 Gambegre

- Goragre236 people
- Manwapara235 people
- Balamagre234 people
- Chollongpara233 people
- Jebalgiri228 people
- Agasigiri223 people
- Bolchugre210 people
- Dola Mandagre206 people

[All 160 villages in Gambegre](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/gambegre/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amakgri?794005
- How far is Amakgri from Tura?39 km by road
- What is the population of Amakgri?228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amakgri in?West Garo Hills district (Gambegre sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Amakgri?48.7% (Census 2011)