# Bandalkona Village, Betasing, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Bandalkona

Bandalkona is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **517 people in 84 households**, the 42nd largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 517people (2011)
- 84households
- 87.8%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Bandalkona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bandalkona is 794115.** Bandalkona falls in Betasing sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273770

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

## How far is Bandalkona from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)59 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)59 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 Bandalkona?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bandalkona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ampati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Bandalkona

Of every 100 households in Bandalkona in 2011, 35 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bandalkona · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**51%

Tap water ****29%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**14%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**26%

Television ****27%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**34%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 Bandalkona?

■ Bandalkona · ■ Betasing rural average

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

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**960

Working population ****34.0%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 88.1% for women. 46% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (5%) · **■** Other work 41 (23%) · **■** Marginal 53 (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 Betasing

- Hatisil527 people
- Adugre526 people
- Bongpara525 people
- Murchapani522 people
- Chimisenggre509 people
- Teporpara509 people
- Dorambokgre504 people
- Bolchugre501 people

[All 204 villages in Betasing](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/betasing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bandalkona?794115
- How far is Bandalkona from Tura?59 km by road
- What is the population of Bandalkona?517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandalkona in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bandalkona?87.8% (Census 2011)