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

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Village · Gambegre, West Garo Hills 

# Chongpotgre

Chongpotgre is a village in Gambegre sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794005**. The 2011 Census counted **353 people in 64 households**, the 29th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 353people (2011)
- 64households
- 72.8%literacy
- 794005PIN code

## Chongpotgre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794005
- Community development blockGambegre
- Census village code274123

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

## How far is Chongpotgre from nearby towns?

- Gambegre (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)29 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)29 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 Chongpotgre?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chongpotgre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 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 watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 18 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 Chongpotgre

Of every 100 households in Chongpotgre in 2011, 20 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chongpotgre · ■ Gambegre rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**8%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****3%**

**20%

Television ****3%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****80%**

**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 Chongpotgre?

■ Chongpotgre · ■ Gambegre rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771**

**976

Working population ****38.8%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 70.7% for women. 37% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 63 (46%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 72 (53%)

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

- Bolwarigre374 people
- Dabelagre371 people
- Agin Darengre363 people
- Gambegre362 people
- Matalagiri353 people
- Dopogiri344 people
- Rongkhon Marenggre334 people
- Sentapara330 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chongpotgre?794005
- How far is Chongpotgre from Tura?29 km by road
- What is the population of Chongpotgre?353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chongpotgre in?West Garo Hills district (Gambegre sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Chongpotgre?72.8% (Census 2011)