# Marakapara Village, Chokpot, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Chokpot, South Garo Hills 

# Marakapara

Marakapara is a village in Chokpot sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793005**. The 2011 Census counted **102 people in 18 households**, the 145th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 102people (2011)
- 18households
- 71.1%literacy
- 793005PIN code

## Marakapara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marakapara is 793005.** Marakapara falls in Chokpot sub-district, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793005
- Community development blockChokpot
- Census village code275535

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

## How far is Marakapara from nearby towns?

- Chokpot (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)63 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)63 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 Marakapara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Marakapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Marakapara

Of every 100 households in Marakapara in 2011, 6 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marakapara · ■ Chokpot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**26%

Tap water ****12%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**9%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****12%**

**11%

Television ****6%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**41%

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 Marakapara?

■ Marakapara · ■ Chokpot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**984

Working population ****77.5%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 69.0% for women. 78% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 40 (51%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 37 (47%)

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 Chokpot

- Rongsigre106 people
- Dumindigiri104 people
- Bakatagre103 people
- Palwalgiri103 people
- Chigranggiri101 people
- Kilbolma Damalgre101 people
- Nachi Adugiri101 people
- Wagi Chiringgiri101 people

[All 309 villages in Chokpot](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/south-garo-hills/chokpot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marakapara?793005
- How far is Marakapara from Baghmara?63 km by road
- What is the population of Marakapara?102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marakapara in?South Garo Hills district (Chokpot sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Marakapara?71.1% (Census 2011)