# Chokagre Village, Rongram, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Rongram, West Garo Hills 

# Chokagre

Chokagre is a village in Rongram sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794002**. The 2011 Census counted **161 people in 31 households**, the 127th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 161people (2011)
- 31households
- 66.7%literacy
- 794002PIN code

## Chokagre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794002
- Community development blockRongram
- Census village code273568

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

## How far is Chokagre from nearby towns?

- Rongram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)40 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)40 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 Chokagre?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Chokagre; 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
- ●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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rongram
- ○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
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Chokagre known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Chokagre

Of every 100 households in Chokagre in 2011, 42 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chokagre · ■ Rongram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**18%

Tap water ****6%**

**33%

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

**13%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**39%

Television ****15%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****58%**

**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 Chokagre?

■ Chokagre · ■ Rongram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**992

Working population ****70.8%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 69.0% for women. 73% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 77 (68%) · **■** Other work 10 (9%) · **■** Marginal 27 (24%)

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

- Boldamgre171 people
- Masumatagre167 people
- Dachimagre164 people
- Agisimgre161 people
- Angalgre153 people
- Dopananggre150 people
- Donsimagre148 people
- Aranggre146 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chokagre?794002
- How far is Chokagre from Tura?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chokagre?161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chokagre in?West Garo Hills district (Rongram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Chokagre?66.7% (Census 2011)