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

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Village · Rongram, West Garo Hills 

# Dirikgre

Dirikgre is a village in Rongram sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794002**. The 2011 Census counted **194 people in 49 households**, the 108th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 194people (2011)
- 49households
- 43.2%literacy
- 794002PIN code

## Dirikgre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794002
- Community development blockRongram
- Census village code273439

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

## How far is Dirikgre from nearby towns?

- Rongram (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)63 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)63 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 Dirikgre?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jinjal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Dirikgre known for?

The main crops are **ginger, rice and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dirikgre

Of every 100 households in Dirikgre in 2011, 0 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dirikgre · ■ Rongram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**46%

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

**79%

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

**18%

Tap water ****4%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**39%

Television ****4%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****64%**

**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 Dirikgre?

■ Dirikgre · ■ Rongram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.2%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1156**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2556**

**992

Working population ****58.2%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.1% for men and 33.3% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 80 (71%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (11%) · **■** Marginal 19 (17%)

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

- Dura Kalagre202 people
- Marak Jabretgre201 people
- Goeragre195 people
- Asigiri194 people
- Dijinggro-Apal190 people
- Chidaogre186 people
- Jongdikgre186 people
- Marak Nokatgre186 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dirikgre?794002
- How far is Dirikgre from Tura?63 km by road
- What is the population of Dirikgre?194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dirikgre in?West Garo Hills district (Rongram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dirikgre?43.2% (Census 2011)