# Majherchar II Village, Zikzak, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Majherchar II

Majherchar II is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **222 people in 41 households**, the 138th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 222people (2011)
- 41households
- 79.6%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Majherchar II PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code274009

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

## How far is Majherchar II 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 Majherchar II?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Majherchar II; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) 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 centreunder 5 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 watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 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 Majherchar II

Of every 100 households in Majherchar II in 2011, 28 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majherchar II · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****45%**

**33%

Television ****10%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**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 Majherchar II?

■ Majherchar II · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****708**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**980

Working population ****38.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 68.3% for women. 62% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 50 (58%) · **■** Marginal 34 (40%)

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

- Kalaipara226 people
- Wananggiri -I224 people
- Bonbanga223 people
- Radangpara223 people
- Boldmakongiri221 people
- Ritekpara221 people
- Aruagre217 people
- Upper Boldamgiri216 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Majherchar II?794001
- How far is Majherchar II from Tura?80 km by road
- What is the population of Majherchar II?222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majherchar II in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Majherchar II?79.6% (Census 2011)