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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Sagorkona

Sagorkona is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **199 people in 47 households**, the 146th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 199people (2011)
- 47households
- 67.1%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Sagorkona PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273708

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

## How far is Sagorkona from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)49 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)49 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 Sagorkona?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sagorkona; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Garobadha
- ○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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Sagorkona

Of every 100 households in Sagorkona in 2011, 58 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sagorkona · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**51%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****31%**

**26%

Television ****21%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**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 Sagorkona?

■ Sagorkona · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**960

Working population ****28.1%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 53.8% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 22 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (27%) · **■** Other work 13 (23%) · **■** Marginal 6 (11%)

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

- Kasibil202 people
- Balalgre201 people
- Jolgaon201 people
- Bongpara Noket200 people
- Badagre193 people
- Akinpara191 people
- Jongdikgre191 people
- Gandhipara Hajong186 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sagorkona?794115
- How far is Sagorkona from Tura?49 km by road
- What is the population of Sagorkona?199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sagorkona in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sagorkona?67.1% (Census 2011)