# Baigonkona Village, Gasuapara, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Gasuapara, South Garo Hills 

# Baigonkona

Baigonkona is a village in Gasuapara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793002**. The 2011 Census counted **822 people in 144 households**, the 4th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 822people (2011)
- 144households
- 87.8%literacy
- 793002PIN code

## Baigonkona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baigonkona is 793002.** Baigonkona falls in Gasuapara sub-district, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793002
- Community development blockGasuapara
- Census village code276002

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

## How far is Baigonkona from nearby towns?

- Gasuapara (sub-district HQ)56 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)52 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)52 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 Baigonkona?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Baigonkona; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baghmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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 Baigonkona

Of every 100 households in Baigonkona in 2011, 70 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baigonkona · ■ Gasuapara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**37%

Tap water ****53%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**9%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****8%**

**17%

Television ****30%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**46%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Baigonkona?

■ Baigonkona · ■ Gasuapara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****839**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**986

Working population ****32.8%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 84.4% for women. 45% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 152 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 83 (31%) · **■** Marginal 24 (9%)

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 Gasuapara

- Lower Gasuapara1,174 people
- Kapasipara1,108 people
- Bilkona886 people
- Ramchengga811 people
- Telikali738 people
- Namchapara537 people
- Gasuapara526 people

[All 180 villages in Gasuapara](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/south-garo-hills/gasuapara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baigonkona?793002
- How far is Baigonkona from Baghmara?52 km by road
- What is the population of Baigonkona?822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baigonkona in?South Garo Hills district (Gasuapara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Baigonkona?87.8% (Census 2011)