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

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Village · Gambegre, West Garo Hills 

# Bolchugre

Bolchugre is a village in Gambegre sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794005**. The 2011 Census counted **484 people in 87 households**, the 8th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 484people (2011)
- 87households
- 69.4%literacy
- 794005PIN code

## Bolchugre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794005
- Community development blockGambegre
- Census village code274049

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?

- Gambegre (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)22 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)18 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 20 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, 43 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bolchugre · ■ Gambegre rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**8%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****39%**

**20%

Television ****23%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**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 Bolchugre?

■ Bolchugre · ■ Gambegre rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**976

Working population ****49.6%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 61.9% for women. 48% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 182 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (8%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 37 (15%)

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

- Upper Darengre543 people
- Saka Boldamgiri506 people
- Sandagre493 people
- Tochapara486 people
- Dorenggagre464 people
- Badupara458 people
- Chengburigri455 people
- Daronggri450 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bolchugre?794005
- How far is Bolchugre from Tura?22 km by road
- What is the population of Bolchugre?484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bolchugre in?West Garo Hills district (Gambegre sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bolchugre?69.4% (Census 2011)