Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills
# Bolchugre

Bolchugre is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794005. The 2011 Census counted 226 people in 47 households, the 212th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 18.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.
- 226 people (2011)
- 47 households
- 18.3% literacy
- 794005 PIN code

## Bolchugre PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bolchugre is 794005. Bolchugre falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 794005
- Community development block Selsella
- Census village code 273043

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bolchugre from nearby towns?
- Selsella (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road
- Tura (district HQ) 69 km by road
- Tura (nearest town) 69 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bolchugre?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bolchugre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Rochanpara
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Garobadha
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhaitbari
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Bolchugre

Of every 100 households in Bolchugre in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bolchugre · ■ Selsella rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 38%
- Toilet within the home 2% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 44%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 30% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 4% 24%
- Television 8% 20%
- Mobile phone 15% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 60% 43%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bolchugre?

■ Bolchugre · ■ Selsella rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 18.3% 55.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 932 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 700 976
- Working population 58.4% 36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 20.7% for men and 15.9% for women. 56% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 30 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 50 (38%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 50 (38%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Selsella
- Kalapani 232 people
- Galwangre 230 people
- Kalchengpara 230 people
- Aigarh 226 people
- Rongramgre 225 people
- Chamaguri 224 people
- Boldakgre 223 people
- Chismokgre 223 people

All 361 villages in Selsella

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bolchugre? 794005
- How far is Bolchugre from Tura? 69 km by road
- What is the population of Bolchugre? 226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bolchugre in? West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bolchugre? 18.3% (Census 2011)

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