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

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Village · Gambegre, West Garo Hills 

# Chekwatgre

Chekwatgre is a village in Gambegre sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794005**. The 2011 Census counted **149 people in 29 households**, the 92nd largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 149people (2011)
- 29households
- 85.4%literacy
- 794005PIN code

## Chekwatgre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794005
- Community development blockGambegre
- Census village code274088

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

## How far is Chekwatgre from nearby towns?

- Gambegre (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)14 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)14 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 Chekwatgre?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chekwatgre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Balamagre
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Chekwatgre

Of every 100 households in Chekwatgre in 2011, 62 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chekwatgre · ■ Gambegre rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**20%

Television ****59%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Chekwatgre?

■ Chekwatgre · ■ Gambegre rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**976

Working population ****43.6%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 81.0% for women. 42% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (55%) · **■** Marginal 28 (43%)

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

- Dibilonggagre157 people
- Kosak Jembragre157 people
- Indik Nokat155 people
- Jarimpara154 people
- Dalmagre149 people
- Jembragre148 people
- Rajinpara148 people
- Singbandagre143 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chekwatgre?794005
- How far is Chekwatgre from Tura?14 km by road
- What is the population of Chekwatgre?149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chekwatgre in?West Garo Hills district (Gambegre sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Chekwatgre?85.4% (Census 2011)