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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Gofraigaon

Gofraigaon is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **182 people in 45 households**, the 165th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 182people (2011)
- 45households
- 50.0%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Gofraigaon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273959

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

## How far is Gofraigaon from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)7 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 Gofraigaon?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gofraigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Tongrapara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalaipara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahendraganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Gofraigaon

Of every 100 households in Gofraigaon in 2011, 44 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gofraigaon · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**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 ****24%**

**33%

Television ****24%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**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 Gofraigaon?

■ Gofraigaon · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****647**

**980

Working population ****42.3%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.3% for men and 45.2% for women. 44% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 18 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (29%) · **■** Other work 8 (10%) · **■** Marginal 29 (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

- Nokatgre184 people
- Pagolpara184 people
- Mandalgre183 people
- Dahagulipara182 people
- Dhulipara175 people
- Katchegaon175 people
- Noonmati175 people
- Dengnagre174 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gofraigaon?794001
- How far is Gofraigaon from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Gofraigaon?182 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gofraigaon in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Gofraigaon?50.0% (Census 2011)