# Nandichar I Village, Zikzak, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Nandichar I

Nandichar I is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **740 people in 164 households**, the 15th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 740people (2011)
- 164households
- 51.3%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Nandichar I PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273987

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

## How far is Nandichar I from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 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 Nandichar I?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Nandichar I; 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
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn 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 centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Nandichar I

Of every 100 households in Nandichar I in 2011, 20 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nandichar I · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**33%

Television ****0%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****93%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Nandichar I?

■ Nandichar I · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.3%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**980

Working population ****30.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.6% for men and 48.8% for women. 43% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 60 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (28%) · **■** Other work 61 (27%) · **■** Marginal 38 (17%)

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

- Lokaichar889 people
- Babupara846 people
- Nandichar II791 people
- Merengipara784 people
- Nayapara727 people
- Upper Kalaichar704 people
- Gugrakandi686 people
- Modokpara662 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nandichar I?794001
- How far is Nandichar I from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Nandichar I?740 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nandichar I in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nandichar I?51.3% (Census 2011)