About Chongpotgre Village

Chongpotgre is a small village in Gambegre tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 176 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chongpotgre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chongpotgre village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Garo Hills
Tehsil	Gambegre
Pincode	794005
Population	353
Male Population	176
Female Population	177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chongpotgre compares

By the 2011 count Chongpotgre is the 29th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 220 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chongpotgre

Chongpotgre is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chongpotgre as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chongpotgre from other places

Chongpotgre lies about 33 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 81 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chongpotgre
Tehsil headquarters	Gambegre	20 km
Nearest town	Tura	23 km
District headquarters	West Garo Hills	33 km
Nearest railway station	Mendipathar	81 km

Villages closest to Chongpotgre

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gambegre tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Chongpotgre

As per the Census of India 2011, Chongpotgre village had a population of 353. That makes it the 29th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 220 residents.

Chongpotgre village has 176 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chongpotgre has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chongpotgre is 794005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chongpotgre falls under Gambegre tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Chongpotgre is Mendipathar, about 81 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chongpotgre.

Chongpotgre is about 33 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chongpotgre is in Gambegre tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Gambegre is about 20 km away. Tura is about 23 km away. West Garo Hills is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.