# Alekapara Village, Betasing, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Alekapara

Alekapara is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **291 people in 55 households**, the 108th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 291people (2011)
- 55households
- 75.5%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Alekapara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alekapara is 794115.** Alekapara falls in Betasing sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273681

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

## How far is Alekapara from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)38 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)38 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 Alekapara?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garobadha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 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.

## Homes and amenities in Alekapara

Of every 100 households in Alekapara in 2011, 13 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Alekapara · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****28%**

**26%

Television ****26%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Alekapara?

■ Alekapara · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**960

Working population ****26.8%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 72.8% for women. 42% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (27%) · **■** Marginal 56 (72%)

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 Betasing

- Goldatgre298 people
- Bainapara Koch296 people
- Rongsang Abagre294 people
- Ajonggre291 people
- Borolatri290 people
- Dilnigre281 people
- Sonamite Koch281 people
- Wakka Kama277 people

[All 204 villages in Betasing](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/betasing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alekapara?794115
- How far is Alekapara from Tura?38 km by road
- What is the population of Alekapara?291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alekapara in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Alekapara?75.5% (Census 2011)