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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Tokonchi

Tokonchi is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **177 people in 29 households**, the 156th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 177people (2011)
- 29households
- 71.2%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Tokonchi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273683

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

## How far is Tokonchi from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)41 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)41 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 Tokonchi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds

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 Tokonchi

Of every 100 households in Tokonchi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tokonchi · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****41%**

**26%

Television ****14%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**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 Tokonchi?

■ Tokonchi · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**960

Working population ****67.8%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 72.1% for women. 66% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 22 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (7%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 87 (72%)

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

- Golmangre185 people
- Bollonggitok183 people
- Kashra Hajong181 people
- Adugre178 people
- Katalbari174 people
- Misikona174 people
- Anchenggre173 people
- Damdama171 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tokonchi?794115
- How far is Tokonchi from Tura?41 km by road
- What is the population of Tokonchi?177 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tokonchi in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Tokonchi?71.2% (Census 2011)