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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Kharugaon

Kharugaon is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **329 people in 73 households**, the 88th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 329people (2011)
- 73households
- 60.9%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Kharugaon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273706

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

## How far is Kharugaon from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)45 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)45 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 Kharugaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malchapara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ampati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Kharugaon

Of every 100 households in Kharugaon in 2011, 49 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharugaon · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**38%

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

**48%

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

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**14%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**99%

Use banking services ****40%**

**26%

Television ****33%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**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 Kharugaon?

■ Kharugaon · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****579**

**960

Working population ****33.1%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 51.3% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 10 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (35%) · **■** Marginal 49 (45%)

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

- Bandoraja345 people
- Sonabil345 people
- Batajolgaon334 people
- Chelipara Nokat334 people
- Lutubari329 people
- Marpara328 people
- Bainapara324 people
- Watregre320 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharugaon?794115
- How far is Kharugaon from Tura?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kharugaon?329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharugaon in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kharugaon?60.9% (Census 2011)