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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Gugrakandi

Gugrakandi is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **686 people in 150 households**, the 18th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 686people (2011)
- 150households
- 68.7%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Gugrakandi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code274013

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

## How far is Gugrakandi from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)80 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)82 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 Gugrakandi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mahendraganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Gugrakandi

Of every 100 households in Gugrakandi in 2011, 37 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gugrakandi · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**31%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****33%**

**33%

Television ****16%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gugrakandi?

■ Gugrakandi · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**980

Working population ****25.4%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 61.7% for women. 39% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (21%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 91 (52%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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

- Merengipara784 people
- Nandichar I740 people
- Nayapara727 people
- Upper Kalaichar704 people
- Modokpara662 people
- Darugre660 people
- Kentrikona650 people
- Chelapara636 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gugrakandi?794001
- How far is Gugrakandi from Tura?80 km by road
- What is the population of Gugrakandi?686 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gugrakandi in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Gugrakandi?68.7% (Census 2011)