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

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Village · Tikrikilla, West Garo Hills 

# Kalajhar

Kalajhar is a village in Tikrikilla sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794109**. The 2011 Census counted **491 people in 89 households**, the 39th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 491people (2011)
- 89households
- 34.8%literacy
- 794109PIN code

## Kalajhar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794109
- Community development blockTikrikilla
- Census village code273318

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

## How far is Kalajhar from nearby towns?

- Tikrikilla (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)74 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)114 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 Kalajhar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kalajhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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 · Tikrikilla
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Tikrikilla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Kalajhar

Of every 100 households in Kalajhar in 2011, 41 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalajhar · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**35%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**32%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****49%**

**30%

Television ****14%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kalajhar?

■ Kalajhar · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.8%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**977

Working population ****38.3%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.0% for men and 25.5% for women. 33% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (65%) · **■** Other work 51 (27%) · **■** Marginal 13 (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 Tikrikilla

- Upper Damachiga512 people
- Nogorgaon511 people
- Bondukmali510 people
- Dobok Jakolgre496 people
- Rongmali490 people
- Rongbokgre488 people
- Gonda Apalgre480 people
- Pedaldoba479 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalajhar?794109
- How far is Kalajhar from Tura?74 km by road
- What is the population of Kalajhar?491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalajhar in?West Garo Hills district (Tikrikilla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kalajhar?34.8% (Census 2011)