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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Ishakuri

Ishakuri is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **926 people in 199 households**, the 7th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 926people (2011)
- 199households
- 59.9%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Ishakuri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273634

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

## How far is Ishakuri from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)55 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)54 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 Ishakuri?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ishakuri; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Monabari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ampati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 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 watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Ishakuri

Of every 100 households in Ishakuri in 2011, 1 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ishakuri · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****6%**

**26%

Television ****3%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****60%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ishakuri?

■ Ishakuri · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**960

Working population ****30.0%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 60.2% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (14%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 99 (36%) · **■** Marginal 76 (27%)

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

- Lower Damalgre983 people
- Chigitchakgre960 people
- Chengkompara944 people
- Rangatari936 people
- Chondonpara862 people
- Rongchadenggre860 people
- Uppar Damalgre825 people
- Jaluagre810 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ishakuri?794115
- How far is Ishakuri from Tura?55 km by road
- What is the population of Ishakuri?926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ishakuri in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Ishakuri?59.9% (Census 2011)