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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Ghilajuri

Ghilajuri is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 57 households**, the 132nd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 229people (2011)
- 57households
- 62.9%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Ghilajuri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273944

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

## How far is Ghilajuri from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)89 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 Ghilajuri?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghilajuri; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ampati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- 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 Ghilajuri

Of every 100 households in Ghilajuri in 2011, 38 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghilajuri · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**33%

Television ****17%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**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 Ghilajuri?

■ Ghilajuri · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**980

Working population ****51.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 54.9% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (12%) · **■** 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

- Kalaigaon Dakdakipara238 people
- Balughat B233 people
- Kirupara232 people
- Rongchungre232 people
- Kalaigaon Mondolpara228 people
- Kalaipara226 people
- Wananggiri -I224 people
- Bonbanga223 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghilajuri?794001
- How far is Ghilajuri from Tura?89 km by road
- What is the population of Ghilajuri?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghilajuri in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Ghilajuri?62.9% (Census 2011)