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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Mekdual

Mekdual is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **205 people in 34 households**, the 150th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 205people (2011)
- 34households
- 69.6%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Mekdual PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273910

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

## How far is Mekdual from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)75 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)75 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 Mekdual?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Mekdual; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mekdual Adinggre
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalaipara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Mekdual

Of every 100 households in Mekdual in 2011, 29 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mekdual · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****68%**

**33%

Television ****15%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**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 Mekdual?

■ Mekdual · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****767**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****462**

**980

Working population ****40.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 62.0% for women. 36% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 26 (32%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 54 (66%)

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

- Anchengggre213 people
- Satboni207 people
- Songmagiri207 people
- Kuligiri205 people
- Chipra202 people
- Jonjonagiri201 people
- Gorbhuipara200 people
- Koraitola198 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mekdual?794001
- How far is Mekdual from Tura?75 km by road
- What is the population of Mekdual?205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekdual in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mekdual?69.6% (Census 2011)