# Namchapara Village, Gasuapara, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Gasuapara, South Garo Hills 

# Namchapara

Namchapara is a village in Gasuapara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793002**. The 2011 Census counted **537 people in 97 households**, the 7th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 537people (2011)
- 97households
- 41.1%literacy
- 793002PIN code

## Namchapara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Namchapara is 793002.** Namchapara falls in Gasuapara sub-district, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793002
- Community development blockGasuapara
- Census village code275989

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

## How far is Namchapara from nearby towns?

- Gasuapara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)54 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)54 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 Namchapara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Namchapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Namchapara

Of every 100 households in Namchapara in 2011, 37 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Namchapara · ■ Gasuapara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**37%

Tap water ****9%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**9%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****8%**

**17%

Television ****22%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**46%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Namchapara?

■ Namchapara · ■ Gasuapara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.1%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**986

Working population ****40.4%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.3% for men and 35.4% for women. 50% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 34 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 111 (51%) · **■** Marginal 61 (28%)

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 Gasuapara

- Bilkona886 people
- Baigonkona822 people
- Ramchengga811 people
- Telikali738 people
- Gasuapara526 people
- Kolapara516 people
- Nagrajhora503 people
- Chengkali498 people

[All 180 villages in Gasuapara](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/south-garo-hills/gasuapara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Namchapara?793002
- How far is Namchapara from Baghmara?54 km by road
- What is the population of Namchapara?537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Namchapara in?South Garo Hills district (Gasuapara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Namchapara?41.1% (Census 2011)