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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Balughat

Balughat is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794106**. The 2011 Census counted **378 people in 60 households**, the 69th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 378people (2011)
- 60households
- 81.0%literacy
- 794106PIN code

## Balughat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balughat is 794106.** Balughat falls in Zikzak sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794106
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273904

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

## How far is Balughat from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)76 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Balughat B
- ○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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / 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

Of every 100 households in Balughat in 2011, 35 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balughat · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**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 ****81%**

**33%

Television ****30%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**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?

■ Balughat · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****817**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214**

**980

Working population ****45.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 74.3% for women. 50% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (19%) · **■** Other work 35 (20%) · **■** Marginal 62 (36%)

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

- Rongsepgre393 people
- Fakirpara386 people
- Kodaldhowa384 people
- Bakdagiri380 people
- Josipara378 people
- Agongittim376 people
- Dinapara376 people
- Kalaicharpara376 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?794106
- How far is Balughat from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Balughat?378 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balughat in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Balughat?81.0% (Census 2011)