Balughat, Zikzak, South West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Balughat


The village Balughat is located in Zikzak C.D.Block of South West Garo Hills District in the State of Meghalaya in India. It comes under Zikzak Community Development Block. The nearest town is Tura, which is about 76 kilometers away from Balughat.

Travel and Communication for Balughat


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Balughat,
South West Garo Hills,
Meghalaya, India
PIN - 794106

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balughat


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Balughat is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Balughat is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Balughat


As per available data from the year 2009, 378 persons live in 60 house holds in the village Balughat. There are 170 female individuals and 208 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 44.97% and males constitute 55.03% of the total population.

There are 1 scheduled castes persons of which 0 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 0% and males constitute 100% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.26% of the total population.

There are 340 scheduled tribes persons of which 168 are females and 172 are males. Females constitute 49.41% and males constitute 50.59% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 89.95% of the total population.

Land and Natural Resources in Balughat


Maps, reports and datasets of Balughat on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Balughat is 0 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Schools in Balughat


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Balughat.

There are no private or government primary schools in the village. However, there is a private primary school in Balughat B, which is less than 5 kms away from Balughat.

There is a government middle school in the village Balughat.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Ampati, which is more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Ampati, which is more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

Colleges in Balughat


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Ampati, which is more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Guwahati, which is more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Guwahati, which is more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Tura, which is more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Tura, which is more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

Other Educational Facilities in Balughat


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Tura, which is more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Tura, which is more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Tura, which is more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

Healthcare Facilities in Balughat


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Balughat.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Balughat.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Balughat.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Balughat.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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