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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Kentrikona

Kentrikona is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **650 people in 113 households**, the 21st largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 650people (2011)
- 113households
- 83.7%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Kentrikona PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code274028

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

## How far is Kentrikona from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)80 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)79 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 Kentrikona?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kentrikona; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mahendraganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 15 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 Kentrikona

Of every 100 households in Kentrikona in 2011, 54 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kentrikona · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**57%

Tap water ****38%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**31%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****42%**

**33%

Television ****42%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Kentrikona?

■ Kentrikona · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1234**

**980

Working population ****23.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 80.5% for women. 32% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (44%) · **■** Other work 33 (21%) · **■** Marginal 18 (12%)

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

- Upper Kalaichar704 people
- Gugrakandi686 people
- Modokpara662 people
- Darugre660 people
- Chelapara636 people
- Dhoromchas629 people
- kulupara622 people
- Kamampara619 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kentrikona?794001
- How far is Kentrikona from Tura?80 km by road
- What is the population of Kentrikona?650 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kentrikona in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kentrikona?83.7% (Census 2011)