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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Kalaigoan

Kalaigoan is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **107 people in 29 households**, the 197th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 107people (2011)
- 29households
- 38.9%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Kalaigoan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273859

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

## How far is Kalaigoan from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)11 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 Kalaigoan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kalaigoan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kalaigaon
- ○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 office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Kalaigoan

Of every 100 households in Kalaigoan in 2011, 66 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalaigoan · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****31%**

**33%

Television ****41%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Kalaigoan?

■ Kalaigoan · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.9%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1140**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**980

Working population ****62.6%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.2% for men and 34.6% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (45%) · **■** Other work 4 (6%) · **■** Marginal 7 (10%)

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

- Tongnapara117 people
- Dathbanga109 people
- Upper Hulukona109 people
- Salampara108 people
- Baghana104 people
- Banangpara104 people
- Wananggiri-II103 people
- Kimdegre100 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalaigoan?794001
- How far is Kalaigoan from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Kalaigoan?107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalaigoan in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kalaigoan?38.9% (Census 2011)