# Balughat B, Zikzak, West Garo Hills – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Balughat B

Balughat B is a village in [Zikzak](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/zikzak/) sub-district of [West Garo Hills](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/) district, [Meghalaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/), PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **233 people in 44 households**, the 129th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 233people (2011)
- 44households
- 74.2%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Balughat B PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273905

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

## How far is Balughat B from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)73 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 Balughat B?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Balughat B; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Mekdual Adinggre
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ampati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ampati
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Balughat B

Of every 100 households in Balughat B in 2011, 32 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balughat B · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****73%**

**33%

Television ****34%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Balughat B?

■ Balughat B · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**980

Working population ****45.9%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 72.0% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (32%) · **■** Other work 8 (7%) · **■** Marginal 58 (54%)

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

- Rukolpara248 people
- Satihari248 people
- Bolchugre241 people
- Kalaigaon Dakdakipara238 people
- Kirupara232 people
- Rongchungre232 people
- Ghilajuri229 people
- Kalaigaon Mondolpara228 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balughat B?794001
- How far is Balughat B from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Balughat B?233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balughat B in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Balughat B?74.2% (Census 2011)