# Sonamite Koch Village, Betasing, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Sonamite Koch

Sonamite Koch is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **281 people in 62 households**, the 111th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 281people (2011)
- 62households
- 57.8%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Sonamite Koch PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273670

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

## How far is Sonamite Koch from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)12 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 Sonamite Koch?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sonamite Koch; 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
- ●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 · Garobadha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 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 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 Sonamite Koch

Of every 100 households in Sonamite Koch in 2011, 2 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonamite Koch · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****21%**

**26%

Television ****16%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sonamite Koch?

■ Sonamite Koch · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**960

Working population ****40.2%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 47.8% for women. 55% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 24 (21%) · **■** Marginal 39 (35%)

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

- Ajonggre291 people
- Alekapara291 people
- Borolatri290 people
- Dilnigre281 people
- Wakka Kama277 people
- Noagre276 people
- Golagre270 people
- Kolkatola267 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonamite Koch?794115
- How far is Sonamite Koch from Tura?38 km by road
- What is the population of Sonamite Koch?281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonamite Koch in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sonamite Koch?57.8% (Census 2011)