# Medical colony Village, Baghmara, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Baghmara, South Garo Hills 

# Medical colony

Medical colony is a village in Baghmara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793002**. The 2011 Census counted **244 people in 49 households**, the 63rd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 244people (2011)
- 49households
- 65.4%literacy
- 793002PIN code

## Medical colony PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793002
- Community development blockBaghmara
- Census village code276050

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

## How far is Medical colony from nearby towns?

- Baghmara (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)34 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)34 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 Medical colony?

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

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Tengkigittim
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baghmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 10 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 Medical colony

Of every 100 households in Medical colony in 2011, 40 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Medical colony · ■ Baghmara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**27%

Tap water ****67%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**97%

Use banking services ****23%**

**17%

Television ****10%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****71%**

**38%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Medical colony?

■ Medical colony · ■ Baghmara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**946

Working population ****25.0%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 59.7% for women. 41% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 24 (39%) · **■** Other work 37 (61%)

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

- Bamongre256 people
- Upper Dosogre256 people
- Chengbagre245 people
- Dongsu colony244 people
- Agrenggitim243 people
- Gokapepchandal243 people
- Eman Warima242 people
- Darang Akepgittim234 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Medical colony?793002
- How far is Medical colony from Baghmara?34 km by road
- What is the population of Medical colony?244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Medical colony in?South Garo Hills district (Baghmara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Medical colony?65.4% (Census 2011)