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

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Village · Rongara, South Garo Hills 

# Matchakol

Matchakol is a village in Rongara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **167 people in 23 households**, the 58th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 167people (2011)
- 23households
- 78.6%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Matchakol PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockRongara
- Census village code276298

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

## How far is Matchakol from nearby towns?

- Rongara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)39 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)39 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 Matchakol?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Matchakol; 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 school5–10 km · Rongara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○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

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 12 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 Matchakol

Of every 100 households in Matchakol in 2011, 59 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matchakol · ■ Rongara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**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 ****59%**

**22%

Television ****36%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Matchakol?

■ Matchakol · ■ Rongara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****606**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**979

Working population ****59.9%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 63.3% for women. 66% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 29 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 41 (41%) · **■** Marginal 28 (28%)

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

- Bubanipur168 people
- Dambuk Aga168 people
- Rewak Daburam168 people
- Dambuk Ading167 people
- Rantanggre164 people
- New Rompa163 people
- Dajonggittim162 people
- Halwa Ambeng158 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matchakol?793114
- How far is Matchakol from Baghmara?39 km by road
- What is the population of Matchakol?167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matchakol in?South Garo Hills district (Rongara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Matchakol?78.6% (Census 2011)