# Jegalpara Village, Kharkutta, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Jegalpara

Jegalpara is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **195 people in 35 households**, the 112th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 195people (2011)
- 35households
- 95.3%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Jegalpara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jegalpara is 793111.** Jegalpara falls in Kharkutta sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code275040

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

## How far is Jegalpara from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)130 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)130 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 Jegalpara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Jegalpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kharkutta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Resubelpara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Jegalpara known for?

The main crops are **rice, millet and ginger**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Jegalpara

Of every 100 households in Jegalpara in 2011, 43 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jegalpara · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**13%

Tap water ****31%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****9%**

**22%

Television ****23%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Jegalpara?

■ Jegalpara · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.3%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1143**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**947

Working population ****24.6%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 94.9% for women. 42% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 18 (38%) · **■** Other work 10 (21%) · **■** Marginal 20 (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 Kharkutta

- Nameram198 people
- Chimadare197 people
- Chigranggre196 people
- Gulutgittim196 people
- Makkre Adap195 people
- Norangga195 people
- Lower Jambal194 people
- Mankrip193 people

[All 188 villages in Kharkutta](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/kharkutta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jegalpara?793111
- How far is Jegalpara from Williamnagar?130 km by road
- What is the population of Jegalpara?195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jegalpara in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Jegalpara?95.3% (Census 2011)