# Baljek Agal Village, Rongram, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Rongram, West Garo Hills 

# Baljek Agal

Baljek Agal is a village in Rongram sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794002**. The 2011 Census counted **475 people in 59 households**, the 40th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 475people (2011)
- 59households
- 97.4%literacy
- 794002PIN code

## Baljek Agal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baljek Agal is 794002.** Baljek Agal falls in Rongram sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794002
- Community development blockRongram
- Census village code273472

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

## How far is Baljek Agal from nearby towns?

- Rongram (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)28 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)28 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 Baljek Agal?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Baljek Agal; 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
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jinjal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)12 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.

## What is Baljek Agal known for?

The main crops are **ginger, paddy and arecanut**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Baljek Agal

Of every 100 households in Baljek Agal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Baljek Agal · ■ Rongram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**46%

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

**79%

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

**18%

Tap water ****16%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****89%**

**39%

Television ****74%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Baljek Agal?

■ Baljek Agal · ■ Rongram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.4%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1399**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**992

Working population ****20.2%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 97.6% for women. 31% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 18 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (31%) · **■** Other work 48 (50%)

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 Rongram

- Ading Nokatgre515 people
- Danang Songma498 people
- Chasinggre492 people
- Buripara486 people
- Rombagre470 people
- Mrigre462 people
- Chandigre454 people
- Manggakgre453 people

[All 181 villages in Rongram](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/rongram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baljek Agal?794002
- How far is Baljek Agal from Tura?28 km by road
- What is the population of Baljek Agal?475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baljek Agal in?West Garo Hills district (Rongram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Baljek Agal?97.4% (Census 2011)
