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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Megapgre

Megapgre is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **324 people in 50 households**, the 90th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 324people (2011)
- 50households
- 98.9%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Megapgre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273920

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

## How far is Megapgre from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)73 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)73 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 Megapgre?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Megapgre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Salmanpara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ampati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○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 watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds

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 Megapgre

Of every 100 households in Megapgre in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Megapgre · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**42%

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

**57%

Tap water ****4%**

**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 ****18%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Megapgre?

■ Megapgre · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.9%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1104**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1185**

**980

Working population ****47.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.2% for men and 98.6% for women. 51% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 143 (93%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Jengrinpara335 people
- Bildoba330 people
- Rongkaigre327 people
- Digligre325 people
- Aragittim319 people
- Matrongkolgre319 people
- Kuligaon Koch318 people
- Demdemakona315 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Megapgre?794001
- How far is Megapgre from Tura?73 km by road
- What is the population of Megapgre?324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Megapgre in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Megapgre?98.9% (Census 2011)