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

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Silkigittim

Silkigittim is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **318 people in 57 households**, the 62nd largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 318people (2011)
- 57households
- 51.3%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Silkigittim PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code275074

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

## How far is Silkigittim from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)148 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)148 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 Silkigittim?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Silkigittim; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kharkutta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mendipathar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 16 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 Silkigittim

Of every 100 households in Silkigittim in 2011, 84 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silkigittim · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**13%

Tap water ****30%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**22%

Television ****14%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Silkigittim?

■ Silkigittim · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.3%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**947

Working population ****35.5%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 40.0% for women. 39% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 56 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 51 (45%)

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

- Dangkong Garo335 people
- Dochisoram335 people
- Kama Gandim327 people
- Megam Ading326 people
- Upper Bolsaldam312 people
- Amerim307 people
- Sakware307 people
- Nongbak Rongbang306 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silkigittim?793111
- How far is Silkigittim from Williamnagar?148 km by road
- What is the population of Silkigittim?318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silkigittim in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Silkigittim?51.3% (Census 2011)