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

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Village · Rongram, West Garo Hills 

# Megapgre

Megapgre is a village in Rongram sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794002**. The 2011 Census counted **448 people in 87 households**, the 45th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 448people (2011)
- 87households
- 78.7%literacy
- 794002PIN code

## Megapgre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794002
- Community development blockRongram
- Census village code273473

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

## How far is Megapgre from nearby towns?

- Rongram (sub-district HQ)54 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)33 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)33 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 Megapgre?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Megapgre; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Megapgre known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Megapgre

Of every 100 households in Megapgre in 2011, 30 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Megapgre · ■ Rongram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**46%

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

**79%

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

**18%

Tap water ****2%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****56%**

**39%

Television ****18%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Megapgre?

■ Megapgre · ■ Rongram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1175**

**992

Working population ****40.8%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 77.9% for women. 39% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 82 (45%) · **■** Other work 14 (8%) · **■** Marginal 87 (48%)

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

- Rombagre470 people
- Mrigre462 people
- Chandigre454 people
- Manggakgre453 people
- Samingre436 people
- Rongdenggre432 people
- Sonanpara411 people
- Bokmagre405 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Megapgre?794002
- How far is Megapgre from Tura?33 km by road
- What is the population of Megapgre?448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Megapgre in?West Garo Hills district (Rongram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Megapgre?78.7% (Census 2011)