# Gandigiri Village, Zikzak, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya) (2)

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Gandigiri

Gandigiri is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **151 people in 31 households**, the 177th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 151people (2011)
- 31households
- 95.3%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Gandigiri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273844

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

## How far is Gandigiri from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)71 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 Gandigiri?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Gandigiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Boldamgre
- ○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 office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Gandigiri

Of every 100 households in Gandigiri in 2011, 19 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandigiri · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**31%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**33%

Television ****32%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**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 Gandigiri?

■ Gandigiri · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.3%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**980

Working population ****42.4%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 95.6% for women. 43% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 32 (50%) · **■** Other work 8 (12%) · **■** Marginal 24 (38%)

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

- Rabidaspara - I168 people
- Bollonggiri A162 people
- Banangpara158 people
- Kalaigaon Nayapara158 people
- Silkona151 people
- Bollonggiri I144 people
- Sentpara143 people
- Jangre139 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandigiri?794001
- How far is Gandigiri from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Gandigiri?151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandigiri in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Gandigiri?95.3% (Census 2011)