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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Joyfar

Joyfar is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **800 people in 197 households**, the 12th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 800people (2011)
- 197households
- 66.4%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Joyfar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273622

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

## How far is Joyfar from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)47 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)47 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 Joyfar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Joyfar; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Garobadha
- ○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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / 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 Joyfar

Of every 100 households in Joyfar in 2011, 41 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Joyfar · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**51%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**99%

Use banking services ****33%**

**26%

Television ****19%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**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 Joyfar?

■ Joyfar · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**960

Working population ****49.2%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 58.1% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (10%) · **■** Household industry 18 (5%) · **■** Other work 118 (30%) · **■** Marginal 50 (13%)

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

- Chondonpara862 people
- Rongchadenggre860 people
- Uppar Damalgre825 people
- Jaluagre810 people
- Rongramgre789 people
- Nirghini742 people
- Dengnakpara714 people
- Jamanggre714 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Joyfar?794115
- How far is Joyfar from Tura?47 km by road
- What is the population of Joyfar?800 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joyfar in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Joyfar?66.4% (Census 2011)