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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Mothergaon

Mothergaon is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **535 people in 130 households**, the 36th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 535people (2011)
- 130households
- 53.5%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Mothergaon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code274007

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

## How far is Mothergaon from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)80 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)86 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 Mothergaon?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mothergaon; 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
- ●Community centreIn 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 office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Mothergaon

Of every 100 households in Mothergaon in 2011, 34 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mothergaon · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**31%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**96%

Use banking services ****31%**

**33%

Television ****18%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**41%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Mothergaon?

■ Mothergaon · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1157**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1862**

**980

Working population ****26.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.0% for men and 54.1% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 9 (6%) · **■** Household industry 13 (9%) · **■** Other work 67 (48%) · **■** Marginal 51 (36%)

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

- Bolgakgre569 people
- Ponchapara568 people
- Bollonggiri-II542 people
- Nogorpara540 people
- Garagre525 people
- Tosildarpara519 people
- Anangpara500 people
- Domapara494 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mothergaon?794001
- How far is Mothergaon from Tura?80 km by road
- What is the population of Mothergaon?535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mothergaon in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mothergaon?53.5% (Census 2011)