# Wakka Kama Village, Betasing, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Wakka Kama

Wakka Kama is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **277 people in 51 households**, the 112th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 277people (2011)
- 51households
- 75.0%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Wakka Kama PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273804

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

## How far is Wakka Kama from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)20 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)10 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 Wakka Kama?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Wakka Kama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tura
- ○Degree college5–10 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 bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Wakka Kama

Of every 100 households in Wakka Kama in 2011, 51 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Wakka Kama · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**51%

Tap water ****53%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**26%

Television ****20%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**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 Wakka Kama?

■ Wakka Kama · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**960

Working population ****37.5%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 67.8% for women. 45% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (19%) · **■** Other work 25 (24%) · **■** Marginal 7 (7%)

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

- Alekapara291 people
- Borolatri290 people
- Dilnigre281 people
- Sonamite Koch281 people
- Noagre276 people
- Golagre270 people
- Kolkatola267 people
- Chalitabari266 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wakka Kama?794115
- How far is Wakka Kama from Tura?20 km by road
- What is the population of Wakka Kama?277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wakka Kama in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Wakka Kama?75.0% (Census 2011)