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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Lokaichar

Lokaichar is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **889 people in 205 households**, the 11th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 889people (2011)
- 205households
- 67.0%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Lokaichar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273945

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

## How far is Lokaichar from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)80 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 Lokaichar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Lokaichar; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahendraganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Lokaichar

Of every 100 households in Lokaichar in 2011, 82 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lokaichar · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****19%**

**33%

Television ****14%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**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 Lokaichar?

■ Lokaichar · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1364**

**980

Working population ****31.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 62.2% for women. 48% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 112 (40%) · **■** Marginal 29 (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

- Salmanpara991 people
- Lower Kalaichar936 people
- Paulpara922 people
- Mondolpara918 people
- Babupara846 people
- Nandichar II791 people
- Merengipara784 people
- Nandichar I740 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lokaichar?794001
- How far is Lokaichar from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Lokaichar?889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lokaichar in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lokaichar?67.0% (Census 2011)