# Matchakol Village, Resubelpara, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Resubelpara, East Garo Hills 

# Matchakol

Matchakol is a village in Resubelpara sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793118**. The 2011 Census counted **420 people in 77 households**, the 50th largest of 326 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 420people (2011)
- 77households
- 70.7%literacy
- 793118PIN code

## Matchakol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matchakol is 793118.** Matchakol falls in Resubelpara sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793118
- Community development blockResubelpara
- Census village code274686

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

## How far is Matchakol from nearby towns?

- Resubelpara (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)80 km by road
- Resubelpara (nearest town)25 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 Matchakol?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Matchakol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Resubelpara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mendipathar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Matchakol

Of every 100 households in Matchakol in 2011, 94 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matchakol · ■ Resubelpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**49%

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

**86%

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

**13%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**35%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****42%**

**21%

Television ****15%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**27%

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 Matchakol?

■ Matchakol · ■ Resubelpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**974

Working population ****65.2%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 69.2% for women. 63% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 167 (61%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 89 (32%)

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 Resubelpara

- Raksam Somagre442 people
- Gosingpita Songma436 people
- Thapa Agitchak436 people
- Dainadubi424 people
- Upper Nengsa415 people
- Dangra Songma414 people
- Maodam412 people
- Dobakkol402 people

[All 337 villages in Resubelpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/resubelpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matchakol?793118
- How far is Matchakol from Williamnagar?80 km by road
- What is the population of Matchakol?420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matchakol in?East Garo Hills district (Resubelpara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Matchakol?70.7% (Census 2011)