# Matchokgre Village, Tikrikilla, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Tikrikilla, West Garo Hills 

# Matchokgre

Matchokgre is a village in Tikrikilla sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794109**. The 2011 Census counted **272 people in 48 households**, the 88th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 272people (2011)
- 48households
- 85.0%literacy
- 794109PIN code

## Matchokgre PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matchokgre is 794109.** Matchokgre falls in Tikrikilla sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794109
- Community development blockTikrikilla
- Census village code273373

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

## How far is Matchokgre from nearby towns?

- Tikrikilla (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)73 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)120 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 Matchokgre?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Matchokgre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikrikilla
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tikrikilla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 21 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 Matchokgre

Of every 100 households in Matchokgre in 2011, 70 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Matchokgre · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**35%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**32%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****56%**

**30%

Television ****52%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Matchokgre?

■ Matchokgre · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1211**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**977

Working population ****49.6%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 82.7% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (38%) · **■** Marginal 35 (26%)

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 Tikrikilla

- Jurigaon284 people
- Aitibi283 people
- Rangtapgre278 people
- Didapara274 people
- Jongchipara267 people
- Bolchukatonggre264 people
- Roniasim261 people
- Upper Katonggre261 people

[All 201 villages in Tikrikilla](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/tikrikilla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matchokgre?794109
- How far is Matchokgre from Tura?73 km by road
- What is the population of Matchokgre?272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matchokgre in?West Garo Hills district (Tikrikilla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Matchokgre?85.0% (Census 2011)