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

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Ganggasa

Ganggasa is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **286 people in 53 households**, the 76th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 286people (2011)
- 53households
- 98.1%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Ganggasa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code274977

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

## How far is Ganggasa from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)103 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)45 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 Ganggasa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lower Kharkutta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Resubelpara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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.

## Homes and amenities in Ganggasa

Of every 100 households in Ganggasa in 2011, 68 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ganggasa · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**13%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****9%**

**22%

Television ****51%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Ganggasa?

■ Ganggasa · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.1%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**947

Working population ****39.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 99.2% for women. 36% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 61 (54%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 49 (44%)

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

- Dokongsi C289 people
- Rangga288 people
- Kosak Gandim287 people
- Bolgrimgittim286 people
- Chiwaki285 people
- Depa284 people
- Tinsimina282 people
- Uguri277 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ganggasa?793111
- How far is Ganggasa from Williamnagar?103 km by road
- What is the population of Ganggasa?286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganggasa in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Ganggasa?98.1% (Census 2011)