# Bakanda Village, Kharkutta, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Bakanda

Bakanda is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **180 people in 34 households**, the 126th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 180people (2011)
- 34households
- 70.0%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Bakanda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bakanda is 793111.** Bakanda falls in Kharkutta sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code274982

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

## How far is Bakanda from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)120 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)120 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 Bakanda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bakanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lower Kharkutta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter

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.

## What is Bakanda known for?

The main crops are **ginger, millet and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Bakanda

Of every 100 households in Bakanda in 2011, 41 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bakanda · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**34%

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

**82%

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

**13%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****32%**

**22%

Television ****35%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bakanda?

■ Bakanda · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**947

Working population ****21.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 76.5% for women. 35% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (8%) · **■** Marginal 34 (89%)

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 Kharkutta

- Imbang Jambal183 people
- Kara Majipara182 people
- Rateka182 people
- Albellapara180 people
- Rongdu Jambal180 people
- Rongit Rengngittim171 people
- Agropatal169 people
- Kara Balapara164 people

[All 188 villages in Kharkutta](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/kharkutta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bakanda?793111
- How far is Bakanda from Williamnagar?120 km by road
- What is the population of Bakanda?180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakanda in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bakanda?70.0% (Census 2011)