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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Bolgakgre

Bolgakgre is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **569 people in 98 households**, the 32nd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 569people (2011)
- 98households
- 71.3%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Bolgakgre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273917

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

## How far is Bolgakgre from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)26 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 Bolgakgre?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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 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 watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)21 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 Bolgakgre

Of every 100 households in Bolgakgre in 2011, 45 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bolgakgre · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**57%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

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

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****34%**

**33%

Television ****30%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Bolgakgre?

■ Bolgakgre · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**980

Working population ****40.9%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 64.7% for women. 38% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 105 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (7%) · **■** Marginal 110 (47%)

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

- Chapahati III584 people
- Bagicha579 people
- Magurmari579 people
- Dinangpara572 people
- Ponchapara568 people
- Bollonggiri-II542 people
- Nogorpara540 people
- Mothergaon535 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bolgakgre?794001
- How far is Bolgakgre from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Bolgakgre?569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bolgakgre in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bolgakgre?71.3% (Census 2011)