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

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Village · Rongram, West Garo Hills 

# Kalchengre

Kalchengre is a village in Rongram sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794002**. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 50 households**, the 76th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 269people (2011)
- 50households
- 80.3%literacy
- 794002PIN code

## Kalchengre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794002
- Community development blockRongram
- Census village code273477

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

## How far is Kalchengre from nearby towns?

- Rongram (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)25 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)25 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 Kalchengre?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kalchengre; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 20 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 Kalchengre

Of every 100 households in Kalchengre in 2011, 92 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalchengre · ■ Rongram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**18%

Tap water ****29%**

**33%

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

**13%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****33%**

**39%

Television ****16%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**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 Kalchengre?

■ Kalchengre · ■ Rongram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1135**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**992

Working population ****46.1%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 75.9% for women. 48% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 123 (99%)

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

- Bawegre288 people
- Songgitalgre283 people
- Soragre280 people
- Jendragre274 people
- Danak Kongbe262 people
- Dopananggre262 people
- Misimagre262 people
- Agalgre259 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalchengre?794002
- How far is Kalchengre from Tura?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kalchengre?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalchengre in?West Garo Hills district (Rongram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kalchengre?80.3% (Census 2011)