# Kosak Gandim Village, Kharkutta, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Kosak Gandim

Kosak Gandim is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 57 households**, the 74th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 287people (2011)
- 57households
- 51.5%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Kosak Gandim PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code275015

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

## How far is Kosak Gandim from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)138 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)138 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 Kosak Gandim?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kosak Gandim; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharkutta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mendipathar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Kosak Gandim

Of every 100 households in Kosak Gandim in 2011, 7 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kosak Gandim · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**34%

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

**82%

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

**13%

Tap water ****7%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****3%**

**22%

Television ****10%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Kosak Gandim?

■ Kosak Gandim · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**947

Working population ****35.5%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.5% for men and 51.5% for women. 45% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 29 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (31%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 38 (37%)

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

- Gorok299 people
- Reking292 people
- Dokongsi C289 people
- Rangga288 people
- Bolgrimgittim286 people
- Ganggasa286 people
- Chiwaki285 people
- Depa284 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kosak Gandim?793111
- How far is Kosak Gandim from Williamnagar?138 km by road
- What is the population of Kosak Gandim?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosak Gandim in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kosak Gandim?51.5% (Census 2011)