Village · Baghmara, South Garo Hills
# Masighat

Masighat is a village in Baghmara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793002. The 2011 Census counted 447 people in 60 households, the 14th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.
- 447 people (2011)
- 60 households
- 70.1% literacy
- 793002 PIN code

## Masighat PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Masighat is 793002. Masighat falls in Baghmara sub-district, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793002
- Community development block Baghmara
- Census village code 276148

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

## How far is Masighat from nearby towns?
- Baghmara (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ) 8 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Masighat?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Masighat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Mikpak Balsragittim
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Baghmara
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Baghmara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Baghmara
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

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

Of every 100 households in Masighat in 2011, 88 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Masighat · ■ Baghmara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 88% 58%
- Toilet within the home 98% 68%
- No toilet (open defecation) 2% 27%
- Tap water 2% 27%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 0% 17%
- Television 59% 33%
- Mobile phone 51% 27%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 5%
- None of these assets 33% 38%
- Own their home 100% 95%

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

## What is the population of Masighat?

■ Masighat · ■ Baghmara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.1% 68.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1202 927
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2200 946
- Working population 25.1% 32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 66.3% for women. 31% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 45 (40%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (4%) · ■ Household industry 3 (3%) · ■ Other work 3 (3%) · ■ Marginal 56 (50%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Baghmara
- Rongsa Awe 462 people
- Nilwagre 457 people
- Nokatgre 457 people
- Me.S.E.B. Complex 452 people
- Badri Rongding Awe 437 people
- Mengkulgittim 437 people
- Rongrengpal 434 people
- Siju Duramong 423 people

All 172 villages in Baghmara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Masighat? 793002
- How far is Masighat from Baghmara? 8 km by road
- What is the population of Masighat? 447 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masighat in? South Garo Hills district (Baghmara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Masighat? 70.1% (Census 2011)

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