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

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Village · Tikrikilla, West Garo Hills 

# Photamati

Photamati is a village in Tikrikilla sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794109**. The 2011 Census counted **371 people in 78 households**, the 59th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 371people (2011)
- 78households
- 75.6%literacy
- 794109PIN code

## Photamati PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794109
- Community development blockTikrikilla
- Census village code273259

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

## How far is Photamati from nearby towns?

- Tikrikilla (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)55 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)115 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 Photamati?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Photamati; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikrikilla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Photamati

Of every 100 households in Photamati in 2011, 41 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Photamati · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**35%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**32%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****24%**

**30%

Television ****37%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Photamati?

■ Photamati · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774**

**977

Working population ****56.1%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 66.1% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (25%) · **■** Household industry 12 (6%) · **■** Other work 79 (38%) · **■** Marginal 36 (17%)

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

- Dabanggre391 people
- Dhelapara383 people
- Upper Rimbigre376 people
- Balbalgre371 people
- Tikrikilla367 people
- Belguri365 people
- Upper Kamari364 people
- Rongmakgre356 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Photamati?794109
- How far is Photamati from Tura?55 km by road
- What is the population of Photamati?371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Photamati in?West Garo Hills district (Tikrikilla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Photamati?75.6% (Census 2011)