# Upper Hulukona Village, Zikzak, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Upper Hulukona

Upper Hulukona is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **109 people in 22 households**, the 195th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 109people (2011)
- 22households
- 90.9%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Upper Hulukona PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273968

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

## How far is Upper Hulukona from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)96 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 Upper Hulukona?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Upper Hulukona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kalaipara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ampati
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Upper Hulukona

Of every 100 households in Upper Hulukona in 2011, 25 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Upper Hulukona · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**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 ****30%**

**33%

Television ****25%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**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 Upper Hulukona?

■ Upper Hulukona · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**980

Working population ****78.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 81.8% for women. 80% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (52%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (5%) · **■** Marginal 36 (42%)

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

- Dhola Agia122 people
- Kaligaon118 people
- Tongnapara117 people
- Dathbanga109 people
- Salampara108 people
- Kalaigoan107 people
- Baghana104 people
- Banangpara104 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Upper Hulukona?794001
- How far is Upper Hulukona from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Hulukona?109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Hulukona in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Hulukona?90.9% (Census 2011)