# Aragittim Village, Zikzak, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Aragittim

Aragittim is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **319 people in 63 households**, the 91st largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 319people (2011)
- 63households
- 77.0%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Aragittim PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Aragittim is 794001.** Aragittim falls in Zikzak sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code274026

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

## How far is Aragittim from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)83 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)83 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 Aragittim?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Aragittim; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chapahati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Aragittim

Of every 100 households in Aragittim in 2011, 27 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Aragittim · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****22%**

**33%

Television ****16%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Aragittim?

■ Aragittim · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615**

**980

Working population ****52.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 75.2% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 159 (95%)

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 Zikzak

- Bildoba330 people
- Rongkaigre327 people
- Digligre325 people
- Megapgre324 people
- Matrongkolgre319 people
- Kuligaon Koch318 people
- Demdemakona315 people
- Sanjangpara312 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Aragittim?794001
- How far is Aragittim from Tura?83 km by road
- What is the population of Aragittim?319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aragittim in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Aragittim?77.0% (Census 2011)