# Jurigaon Village, Tikrikilla, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Tikrikilla, West Garo Hills 

# Jurigaon

Jurigaon is a village in Tikrikilla sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794109**. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 66 households**, the 84th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 284people (2011)
- 66households
- 73.2%literacy
- 794109PIN code

## Jurigaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jurigaon is 794109.** Jurigaon falls in Tikrikilla sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794109
- Community development blockTikrikilla
- Census village code273289

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

## How far is Jurigaon from nearby towns?

- Tikrikilla (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)136 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 Jurigaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tikrikilla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tikrikilla
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Jurigaon

Of every 100 households in Jurigaon in 2011, 18 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jurigaon · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**35%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**32%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****56%**

**30%

Television ****13%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Jurigaon?

■ Jurigaon · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**977

Working population ****71.1%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 65.3% for women. 73% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 44 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 143 (71%)

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 Tikrikilla

- Rongsai287 people
- Doabokgre286 people
- Kakunanggre286 people
- Dandarigiri284 people
- Aitibi283 people
- Rangtapgre278 people
- Didapara274 people
- Matchokgre272 people

[All 201 villages in Tikrikilla](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/tikrikilla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jurigaon?794109
- How far is Jurigaon from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Jurigaon?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jurigaon in?West Garo Hills district (Tikrikilla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Jurigaon?73.2% (Census 2011)