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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Katchegaon

Katchegaon is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **175 people in 40 households**, the 167th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 175people (2011)
- 40households
- 74.0%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Katchegaon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273829

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

## How far is Katchegaon from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)57 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 Katchegaon?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Katchegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kataligre
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ampati
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ampati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Katchegaon

Of every 100 households in Katchegaon in 2011, 50 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katchegaon · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**33%

Television ****35%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Katchegaon?

■ Katchegaon · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**980

Working population ****48.6%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 70.1% for women. 47% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (7%) · **■** Marginal 42 (49%)

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

- Mandalgre183 people
- Dahagulipara182 people
- Gofraigaon182 people
- Dhulipara175 people
- Noonmati175 people
- Dengnagre174 people
- Okchokgre173 people
- Malmua172 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katchegaon?794001
- How far is Katchegaon from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Katchegaon?175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katchegaon in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Katchegaon?74.0% (Census 2011)