# Matchakal Village, Rongara, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Rongara, South Garo Hills 

# Matchakal

Matchakal is a village in Rongara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **81 people in 12 households**, the 115th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 81people (2011)
- 12households
- 90.8%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Matchakal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matchakal is 793114.** Matchakal falls in Rongara sub-district, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockRongara
- Census village code276214

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

## How far is Matchakal from nearby towns?

- Rongara (sub-district HQ)64 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)16 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)16 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 Matchakal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Matchakal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baghmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Matchakal

Of every 100 households in Matchakal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matchakal · ■ Rongara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

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

**10%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**22%

Television ****46%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**45%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Matchakal?

■ Matchakal · ■ Rongara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****761**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**979

Working population ****28.4%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 83.9% for women. 26% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 16 (70%) · **■** Other work 7 (30%)

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 Rongara

- Matchirampat92 people
- Wasogittim92 people
- Warima Konagittim90 people
- Rongru Asim88 people
- Dagalgittim79 people
- Agatchikona75 people
- Kunchung72 people
- Rangreng Bibra72 people

[All 143 villages in Rongara](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/south-garo-hills/rongara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matchakal?793114
- How far is Matchakal from Baghmara?16 km by road
- What is the population of Matchakal?81 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matchakal in?South Garo Hills district (Rongara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Matchakal?90.8% (Census 2011)