# Kalaicher Bazar Village, Zikzak, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Kalaicher Bazar

Kalaicher Bazar is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **279 people in 53 households**, the 110th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 279people (2011)
- 53households
- 65.1%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Kalaicher Bazar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalaicher Bazar is 794115.** Kalaicher Bazar falls in Zikzak sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273867

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

## How far is Kalaicher Bazar from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)67 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 Kalaicher Bazar?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kalaicher Bazar; 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
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ampati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ampati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kalaicher Bazar

Of every 100 households in Kalaicher Bazar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kalaicher Bazar · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**57%

Tap water ****6%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****47%**

**33%

Television ****38%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**41%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Kalaicher Bazar?

■ Kalaicher Bazar · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****712**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**980

Working population ****63.1%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 53.4% for women. 66% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (13%) · **■** Other work 66 (38%) · **■** Marginal 84 (48%)

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

- Wagepara287 people
- Santangpara284 people
- Dimiligre283 people
- Dangsapara279 people
- Tewaligre277 people
- Kongbangpara276 people
- Robidaspara II276 people
- Santogre275 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalaicher Bazar?794115
- How far is Kalaicher Bazar from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Kalaicher Bazar?279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalaicher Bazar in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kalaicher Bazar?65.1% (Census 2011)