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

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Village · Gasuapara, South Garo Hills 

# Fakirkona

Fakirkona is a village in Gasuapara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793002**. The 2011 Census counted **463 people in 86 households**, the 13th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 463people (2011)
- 86households
- 59.4%literacy
- 793002PIN code

## Fakirkona PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793002
- Community development blockGasuapara
- Census village code275887

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

## How far is Fakirkona from nearby towns?

- Gasuapara (sub-district HQ)6 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 Fakirkona?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dalu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○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 watertreated tap water

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 Fakirkona

Of every 100 households in Fakirkona in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Fakirkona · ■ Gasuapara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**37%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**9%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**17%

Television ****20%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Fakirkona?

■ Fakirkona · ■ Gasuapara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**986

Working population ****49.0%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 59.6% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 174 (77%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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

- Kolapara516 people
- Nagrajhora503 people
- Chengkali498 people
- Dumnikura481 people
- Gandhibor434 people
- Bandapara401 people
- Dimapara396 people
- Sempara385 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Fakirkona?793002
- How far is Fakirkona from Baghmara?52 km by road
- What is the population of Fakirkona?463 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Fakirkona in?South Garo Hills district (Gasuapara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Fakirkona?59.4% (Census 2011)