# Goka Wakchol Village, Baghmara, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Baghmara, South Garo Hills 

# Goka Wakchol

Goka Wakchol is a village in Baghmara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793002**. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 41 households**, the 76th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 214people (2011)
- 41households
- 71.7%literacy
- 793002PIN code

## Goka Wakchol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Goka Wakchol is 793002.** Goka Wakchol falls in Baghmara sub-district, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793002
- Community development blockBaghmara
- Census village code276146

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

## How far is Goka Wakchol from nearby towns?

- Baghmara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)10 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)10 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 Goka Wakchol?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Goka Wakchol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Agronggre
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baghmara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baghmara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baghmara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 12 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 Goka Wakchol

Of every 100 households in Goka Wakchol in 2011, 64 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Goka Wakchol · ■ Baghmara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**27%

Tap water ****2%**

**27%

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

**13%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**17%

Television ****20%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**5%

None of these assets ****43%**

**38%

Own their home ****84%**

**95%

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 Goka Wakchol?

■ Goka Wakchol · ■ Baghmara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**946

Working population ****41.6%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 63.4% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (39%) · **■** Marginal 40 (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 Baghmara

- Lotnagar223 people
- Darang Dura222 people
- Nengkong Songmong220 people
- Tengkigittim220 people
- Lower patalgittim211 people
- Rongkandi Dengjama207 people
- Sudu Boldak205 people
- Agronggre203 people

[All 172 villages in Baghmara](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/south-garo-hills/baghmara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Goka Wakchol?793002
- How far is Goka Wakchol from Baghmara?10 km by road
- What is the population of Goka Wakchol?214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goka Wakchol in?South Garo Hills district (Baghmara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Goka Wakchol?71.7% (Census 2011)