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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Saptoka

Saptoka is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **489 people in 108 households**, the 47th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 489people (2011)
- 108households
- 70.0%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Saptoka PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273682

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

## How far is Saptoka from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)38 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)38 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 Saptoka?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Saptoka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garobadha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Saptoka

Of every 100 households in Saptoka in 2011, 60 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saptoka · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**14%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****40%**

**26%

Television ****30%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Saptoka?

■ Saptoka · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**960

Working population ****35.6%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 60.1% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 116 (67%) · **■** Marginal 21 (12%)

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

- Chimisenggre509 people
- Teporpara509 people
- Dorambokgre504 people
- Bolchugre501 people
- Gandhipara Garo486 people
- Dalbotpara485 people
- Betasing Hajongpara483 people
- Watregre483 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saptoka?794115
- How far is Saptoka from Tura?38 km by road
- What is the population of Saptoka?489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saptoka in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Saptoka?70.0% (Census 2011)