Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills
# Gandhipara Koch

Gandhipara Koch is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794115. The 2011 Census counted 645 people in 143 households, the 21st largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.
- 645 people (2011)
- 143 households
- 70.2% literacy
- 794115 PIN code

## Gandhipara Koch PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gandhipara Koch is 794115. Gandhipara Koch falls in Betasing sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 794115
- Community development block Betasing
- Census village code 273640

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gandhipara Koch from nearby towns?
- Betasing (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Tura (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Tura (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gandhipara Koch?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhipara Koch; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tura
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Gandhipara Koch

Of every 100 households in Gandhipara Koch in 2011, 45 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gandhipara Koch · ■ Betasing rural average
- Electricity for lighting 45% 38%
- Toilet within the home 38% 48%
- No toilet (open defecation) 62% 51%
- Tap water 0% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 37% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99%
- Use banking services 44% 26%
- Television 34% 26%
- Mobile phone 39% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 36% 34%
- Own their home 99% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gandhipara Koch?

■ Gandhipara Koch · ■ Betasing rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.2% 68.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1061 984
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 651 960
- Working population 50.2% 39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 62.2% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 16 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Household industry 13 (4%) · ■ Other work 144 (44%) · ■ Marginal 146 (45%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Betasing
- Tangabari 714 people
- Boiragipara 665 people
- Balapara 660 people
- Grenggandi 654 people
- Dombagre 630 people
- Baispara 628 people
- Teporpara 621 people
- Gasura 615 people

All 204 villages in Betasing

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gandhipara Koch? 794115
- How far is Gandhipara Koch from Tura? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhipara Koch? 645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhipara Koch in? West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhipara Koch? 70.2% (Census 2011)

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