Village · Samanda, East Garo Hills
# Bansam Kakwagre

Bansam Kakwagre is a village in Samanda sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793111. The 2011 Census counted 81 people in 11 households, the 120th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.
- 81 people (2011)
- 11 households
- 68.0% literacy
- 793111 PIN code

## Bansam Kakwagre PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bansam Kakwagre is 793111. Bansam Kakwagre falls in Samanda sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793111
- Community development block Samanda
- Census village code 275406

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bansam Kakwagre from nearby towns?
- Samanda (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bansam Kakwagre?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rongsak
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Bansam Kakwagre

Of every 100 households in Bansam Kakwagre in 2011, 92 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bansam Kakwagre · ■ Samanda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 41%
- Toilet within the home 92% 79%
- No toilet (open defecation) 8% 20%
- Tap water 25% 24%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 8% 26%
- Television 8% 27%
- Mobile phone 0% 27%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 67% 45%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bansam Kakwagre?

■ Bansam Kakwagre · ■ Samanda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.0% 70.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 723 957
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 500 930
- Working population 45.7% 42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 53.1% for women. 43% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 24 (65%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (3%) · ■ Other work 3 (8%) · ■ Marginal 9 (24%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Samanda
- Kalak Songgitcham 94 people
- Mandal Nokwat 89 people
- Rongchek Chambugong 88 people
- Pakwakgre 82 people
- Bilgipgre 80 people
- Asimgre 78 people
- Bangong Singwegre 73 people
- Kalak Songgital 72 people

All 159 villages in Samanda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bansam Kakwagre? 793111
- How far is Bansam Kakwagre from Williamnagar? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Bansam Kakwagre? 81 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bansam Kakwagre in? East Garo Hills district (Samanda sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bansam Kakwagre? 68.0% (Census 2011)

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