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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Bonbanga

Bonbanga is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **223 people in 41 households**, the 136th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 223people (2011)
- 41households
- 63.3%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Bonbanga PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code274025

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

## How far is Bonbanga from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)84 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 Bonbanga?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Bonbanga

Of every 100 households in Bonbanga in 2011, 30 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bonbanga · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**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 ****38%**

**33%

Television ****8%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****75%**

**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 Bonbanga?

■ Bonbanga · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**980

Working population ****50.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 58.1% for women. 47% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 108 (96%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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

- Ghilajuri229 people
- Kalaigaon Mondolpara228 people
- Kalaipara226 people
- Wananggiri -I224 people
- Radangpara223 people
- Majherchar II222 people
- Boldmakongiri221 people
- Ritekpara221 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bonbanga?794001
- How far is Bonbanga from Tura?84 km by road
- What is the population of Bonbanga?223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bonbanga in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bonbanga?63.3% (Census 2011)