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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Patijora

Patijora is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 55 households**, the 123rd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 258people (2011)
- 55households
- 69.8%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Patijora PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273960

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

## How far is Patijora from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)68 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)68 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 Patijora?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Patijora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kalaipara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalaipara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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.

## What is Patijora known for?

The main crops are **paddy and jute**. Products made here include weaving. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Patijora

Of every 100 households in Patijora in 2011, 46 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Patijora · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**57%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

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

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****41%**

**33%

Television ****24%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**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 Patijora?

■ Patijora · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**980

Working population ****51.6%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 56.5% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (9%) · **■** Other work 28 (21%) · **■** Marginal 60 (45%)

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

- Wadagiri262 people
- Damalgre261 people
- Bengdapara260 people
- Kalaigaon Bilipara258 people
- Dufrigaon249 people
- Rukolpara248 people
- Satihari248 people
- Bolchugre241 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Patijora?794001
- How far is Patijora from Tura?68 km by road
- What is the population of Patijora?258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patijora in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Patijora?69.8% (Census 2011)