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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Okchokgre

Okchokgre is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **173 people in 26 households**, the 170th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 173people (2011)
- 26households
- 75.6%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Okchokgre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273882

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

## How far is Okchokgre from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)23 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 Okchokgre?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Okchokgre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sindilgre
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salmanpara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / 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 Okchokgre

Of every 100 households in Okchokgre in 2011, 0 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Okchokgre · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**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 ****27%**

**33%

Television ****38%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**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 Okchokgre?

■ Okchokgre · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1235**

**980

Working population ****57.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 61.3% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 99 (100%)

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

- Dhulipara175 people
- Katchegaon175 people
- Noonmati175 people
- Dengnagre174 people
- Malmua172 people
- Dolsigre170 people
- Rabidaspara - I168 people
- Bollonggiri A162 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Okchokgre?794001
- How far is Okchokgre from Tura?73 km by road
- What is the population of Okchokgre?173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Okchokgre in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Okchokgre?75.6% (Census 2011)