Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills
# Taktaki

Taktaki is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794115. The 2011 Census counted 551 people in 105 households, the 33rd largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.
- 551 people (2011)
- 105 households
- 75.3% literacy
- 794115 PIN code

## Taktaki PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Taktaki is 794115. Taktaki falls in Betasing sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 794115
- Community development block Betasing
- Census village code 273772

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Taktaki from nearby towns?
- Betasing (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Tura (district HQ) 53 km by road
- Tura (nearest town) 53 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Taktaki?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Taktaki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Ampati
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Taktaki

Of every 100 households in Taktaki in 2011, 57 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Taktaki · ■ Betasing rural average
- Electricity for lighting 57% 38%
- Toilet within the home 53% 48%
- No toilet (open defecation) 47% 51%
- Tap water 6% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 99%
- Use banking services 61% 26%
- Television 50% 26%
- Mobile phone 44% 28%
- Computer with internet 6% 1%
- Two-wheeler 19% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 2%
- None of these assets 18% 34%
- Own their home 92% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Taktaki?

■ Taktaki · ■ Betasing rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.3% 68.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 996 984
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 739 960
- Working population 59.5% 39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 73.6% for women. 66% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 106 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Household industry 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 13 (4%) · ■ Marginal 199 (61%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Betasing
- Monabari 594 people
- Garodoba 582 people
- Takuranbari 576 people
- Chelipara Songma 564 people
- Kumli 544 people
- Muji Agalgre 535 people
- Rangsakona 532 people
- Belbari 531 people

All 204 villages in Betasing

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Taktaki? 794115
- How far is Taktaki from Tura? 53 km by road
- What is the population of Taktaki? 551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taktaki in? West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Taktaki? 75.3% (Census 2011)

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