Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills # Badaka Badaka is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793111. The 2011 Census counted 696 people in 128 households, the 10th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%. - 696 people (2011) - 128 households - 90.3% literacy - 793111 PIN code ## Badaka PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Badaka is 793111. Badaka falls in Kharkutta sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793111 - Community development block Kharkutta - Census village code 275027 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Badaka from nearby towns? - Kharkutta (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Williamnagar (district HQ) 124 km by road - Williamnagar (nearest town) 124 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Badaka? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Badaka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kharkutta - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Williamnagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Badaka known for? The main crops are rice, maize and ginger. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Badaka Of every 100 households in Badaka in 2011, 54 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Badaka · ■ Kharkutta rural average - Electricity for lighting 54% 34% - Toilet within the home 100% 82% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 13% - Tap water 78% 12% - Drinking water within premises 2% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 100% - Use banking services 25% 22% - Television 33% 23% - Mobile phone 27% 22% - Computer with internet 2% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 24% 28% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Badaka? ■ Badaka · ■ Kharkutta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 90.3% 77.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 902 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 754 947 - Working population 43.8% 40.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.6% for men and 84.5% for women. 45% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 42 (14%) · ■ Marginal 261 (86%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kharkutta - Upper Bolmedang 831 people - Menadoba 805 people - Kharkutta Songgital 789 people - Lower Rongbu 704 people - Chibongga A 650 people - Nachirongdik 615 people - Mapilkol 590 people - Kharkutta Reserve 587 people All 188 villages in Kharkutta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Badaka? 793111 - How far is Badaka from Williamnagar? 124 km by road - What is the population of Badaka? 696 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badaka in? East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Badaka? 90.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/kharkutta/badaka/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.