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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Garagre

Garagre is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **525 people in 96 households**, the 37th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 525people (2011)
- 96households
- 66.4%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Garagre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273902

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

## How far is Garagre from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)75 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 Garagre?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Garagre; 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
- ●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 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

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 Garagre

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

■ Garagre · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**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 ****6%**

**33%

Television ****17%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**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 Garagre?

■ Garagre · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1178**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**980

Working population ****43.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 61.4% for women. 44% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 15 (7%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 23 (10%)

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

- Ponchapara568 people
- Bollonggiri-II542 people
- Nogorpara540 people
- Mothergaon535 people
- Tosildarpara519 people
- Anangpara500 people
- Domapara494 people
- Phuljuri486 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garagre?794001
- How far is Garagre from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Garagre?525 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garagre in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Garagre?66.4% (Census 2011)