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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Balapara

Balapara is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **660 people in 140 households**, the 19th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 660people (2011)
- 140households
- 65.2%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Balapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273648

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

## How far is Balapara from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)37 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)37 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 Balapara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Balapara; 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 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ 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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Balapara

Of every 100 households in Balapara in 2011, 31 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balapara · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**14%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****31%**

**26%

Television ****19%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**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 Balapara?

■ Balapara · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**960

Working population ****31.4%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 60.1% for women. 47% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 24 (12%) · **■** Other work 29 (14%) · **■** Marginal 58 (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 Betasing

- Dengnakpara714 people
- Jamanggre714 people
- Tangabari714 people
- Boiragipara665 people
- Grenggandi654 people
- Gandhipara Koch645 people
- Dombagre630 people
- Baispara628 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balapara?794115
- How far is Balapara from Tura?37 km by road
- What is the population of Balapara?660 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balapara in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Balapara?65.2% (Census 2011)