# Bolchugre Village, Zikzak, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Bolchugre

Bolchugre is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **241 people in 49 households**, the 127th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 241people (2011)
- 49households
- 48.9%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Bolchugre PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bolchugre is 794001.** Bolchugre falls in Zikzak sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273898

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

## How far is Bolchugre from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)71 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 Bolchugre?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ganggikona
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ampati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ampati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Bolchugre

Of every 100 households in Bolchugre in 2011, 16 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bolchugre · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****29%**

**33%

Television ****12%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Bolchugre?

■ Bolchugre · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**980

Working population ****46.9%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 48.0% for women. 45% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 106 (94%)

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 Zikzak

- Patijora258 people
- Dufrigaon249 people
- Rukolpara248 people
- Satihari248 people
- Kalaigaon Dakdakipara238 people
- Balughat B233 people
- Kirupara232 people
- Rongchungre232 people

[All 223 villages in Zikzak](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/zikzak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bolchugre?794001
- How far is Bolchugre from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Bolchugre?241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bolchugre in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bolchugre?48.9% (Census 2011)