# Zikzak, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · West Garo Hills, Meghalaya 

# Zikzak

Zikzak is a sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. At the 2011 Census it had **74,602 people**, no towns and 223 villages (216 inhabited). The largest village is Tungrurchar (1,507 people).

- 74,602people (2011)
- 223villages
- 0towns
- 67.1%literacy

## Population of Zikzak compared with West Garo Hills

■ Zikzak · ■ West Garo Hills district

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**976

Working population ****39.3%**

**39.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Zikzak

Of every 100 households in Zikzak in 2011, 39 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Zikzak · ■ West Garo Hills district

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**37%

Tap water ****4%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****33%**

**32%

Television ****23%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Zikzak

- Tungrurchar · 1,507 people
- Chapahati I · 1,355 people
- Kukurmua · 1,256 people
- Daspara · 1,094 people
- Ghegapara · 1,050 people
- Majerchar Barman · 1,034 people
- Salmanpara · 991 people
- Lower Kalaichar · 936 people
- Paulpara · 922 people
- Mondolpara · 918 people
- Lokaichar · 889 people
- Babupara · 846 people
- Nandichar II · 791 people
- Merengipara · 784 people
- Nandichar I · 740 people
- Nayapara · 727 people

[All 223 villages in Zikzak →](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/zikzak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Zikzak?223 (216 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Zikzak in?West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya
- What is the population of Zikzak?74,602 (Census 2011)