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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Boldamgiri

Boldamgiri is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **358 people in 59 households**, the 81st largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 358people (2011)
- 59households
- 94.3%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Boldamgiri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273823

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

## How far is Boldamgiri from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)70 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 Boldamgiri?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Boldamgiri; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ampati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ampati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 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 watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Boldamgiri

Of every 100 households in Boldamgiri in 2011, 62 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Boldamgiri · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****73%**

**33%

Television ****58%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Boldamgiri?

■ Boldamgiri · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.3%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1144**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**980

Working population ****43.9%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 95.2% for women. 51% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 71 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (27%) · **■** Marginal 42 (27%)

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

- Gopinathkilla367 people
- Mahendraganj Bazar367 people
- Aningpara362 people
- Katuligaon362 people
- Kambakpara355 people
- Rimtangpara351 people
- Karipara343 people
- Mekdual Adinggre341 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Boldamgiri?794001
- How far is Boldamgiri from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Boldamgiri?358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boldamgiri in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Boldamgiri?94.3% (Census 2011)