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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Chepagre

Chepagre is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **427 people in 84 households**, the 61st largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 427people (2011)
- 84households
- 67.8%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Chepagre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273888

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

## How far is Chepagre from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)60 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 Chepagre?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chepagre; 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 · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salmanpara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ampati
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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.

## Homes and amenities in Chepagre

Of every 100 households in Chepagre in 2011, 36 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chepagre · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**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 ****17%**

**33%

Television ****26%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Chepagre?

■ Chepagre · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****618**

**980

Working population ****44.3%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 62.7% for women. 43% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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

- Nachilpara432 people
- Anangpara431 people
- Kuligaon Hajong431 people
- Dufrigaon Koch429 people
- Patelipara412 people
- Menggongpara405 people
- Zikzak395 people
- Rongsepgre393 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chepagre?794001
- How far is Chepagre from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Chepagre?427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chepagre in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Chepagre?67.8% (Census 2011)