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

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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 **263 people in 52 households**, the 117th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 263people (2011)
- 52households
- 72.2%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 code273845

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)23 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)72 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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, 14 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandigiri · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**57%

Tap water ****29%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****21%**

**33%

Television ****12%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**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+) ****72.2%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**980

Working population ****30.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 67.6% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 21 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (61%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 7 (9%)

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

- Robidaspara II276 people
- Santogre275 people
- Bhoirakupi272 people
- Silbaripara270 people
- Kangkanggre262 people
- Wadagiri262 people
- Damalgre261 people
- Bengdapara260 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?263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandigiri in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Gandigiri?72.2% (Census 2011)