# Majerchar Barman Village, Zikzak, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Majerchar Barman

Majerchar Barman is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794106**. The 2011 Census counted **1,034 people in 250 households**, the 6th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 1,034people (2011)
- 250households
- 70.7%literacy
- 794106PIN code

## Majerchar Barman PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Majerchar Barman is 794106.** Majerchar Barman falls in Zikzak sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794106
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code274014

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

## How far is Majerchar Barman from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)80 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)82 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 Majerchar Barman?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Majerchar Barman; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mahendraganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Majerchar Barman

Of every 100 households in Majerchar Barman in 2011, 48 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Majerchar Barman · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**57%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****34%**

**33%

Television ****27%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Majerchar Barman?

■ Majerchar Barman · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1102**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1592**

**980

Working population ****26.1%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 64.2% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 145 (54%) · **■** Marginal 75 (28%)

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

- Chapahati I1,355 people
- Kukurmua1,256 people
- Daspara1,094 people
- Ghegapara1,050 people
- Salmanpara991 people
- Lower Kalaichar936 people
- Paulpara922 people
- Mondolpara918 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Majerchar Barman?794106
- How far is Majerchar Barman from Tura?80 km by road
- What is the population of Majerchar Barman?1,034 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majerchar Barman in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Majerchar Barman?70.7% (Census 2011)