# Matchok Akawe Village, Samanda, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Samanda, East Garo Hills 

# Matchok Akawe

Matchok Akawe is a village in Samanda sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **51 people in 12 households**, the 137th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 51people (2011)
- 12households
- 58.5%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Matchok Akawe PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matchok Akawe is 793111.** Matchok Akawe falls in Samanda sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockSamanda
- Census village code275378

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

## How far is Matchok Akawe from nearby towns?

- Samanda (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)31 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)37 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 Matchok Akawe?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Matchok Akawe; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Matchok Akawe

Of every 100 households in Matchok Akawe in 2011, 0 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matchok Akawe · ■ Samanda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**26%

Television ****25%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**45%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Matchok Akawe?

■ Matchok Akawe · ■ Samanda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**930

Working population ****54.9%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 42.1% for women. 50% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (32%) · **■** Other work 1 (4%) · **■** Marginal 18 (64%)

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 Samanda

- Chiminminggre58 people
- Jingamgre56 people
- Rongatagre55 people
- Samanda Patranggre55 people
- Sobokgre B50 people
- Nengsitgre47 people
- Mejaligre45 people
- Patalgre43 people

[All 159 villages in Samanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/samanda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matchok Akawe?793111
- How far is Matchok Akawe from Williamnagar?31 km by road
- What is the population of Matchok Akawe?51 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matchok Akawe in?East Garo Hills district (Samanda sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Matchok Akawe?58.5% (Census 2011)