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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Jolgaon

Jolgaon is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **201 people in 33 households**, the 144th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 201people (2011)
- 33households
- 61.7%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Jolgaon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273740

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

## How far is Jolgaon from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)51 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)51 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 Jolgaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ampati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Jolgaon

Of every 100 households in Jolgaon in 2011, 48 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Jolgaon · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****15%**

**26%

Television ****36%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**34%

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 Jolgaon?

■ Jolgaon · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**960

Working population ****27.4%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.2% for men and 62.3% for women. 35% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (29%) · **■** Other work 8 (15%) · **■** Marginal 18 (33%)

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

- Rangapani214 people
- Murikhati203 people
- Kasibil202 people
- Balalgre201 people
- Bongpara Noket200 people
- Sagorkona199 people
- Badagre193 people
- Akinpara191 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jolgaon?794115
- How far is Jolgaon from Tura?51 km by road
- What is the population of Jolgaon?201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jolgaon in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Jolgaon?61.7% (Census 2011)