# Chirakatta Village, Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Chirakatta

Chirakatta is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **570 people in 116 households**, the 28th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 570people (2011)
- 116households
- 38.9%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Chirakatta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chirakatta is 793121.** Chirakatta falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278737

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

## How far is Chirakatta from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)64 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)128 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)128 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 Chirakatta?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chirakatta; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dangar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○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

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Chirakatta

Of every 100 households in Chirakatta in 2011, 61 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chirakatta · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

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

**7%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**31%

Television ****19%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****66%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Chirakatta?

■ Chirakatta · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.9%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****821**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**979

Working population ****61.4%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.3% for men and 19.6% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 138 (39%) · **■** Marginal 208 (59%)

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 Mawsynram

- Sonatola632 people
- Thyllaw Warding614 people
- Tyngnger601 people
- Mawpen596 people
- Nongdommawria538 people
- Boro Ryngku529 people
- Mawlynnu525 people
- Mawsadang519 people

[All 166 villages in Mawsynram](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawsynram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chirakatta?793121
- How far is Chirakatta from Shillong?128 km by road
- What is the population of Chirakatta?570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chirakatta in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Chirakatta?38.9% (Census 2011)