# Marpara Koch Village, Betasing, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Marpara Koch

Marpara Koch is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **64 people in 18 households**, the 199th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 64people (2011)
- 18households
- 66.7%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Marpara Koch PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273737

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

## How far is Marpara Koch from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)48 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 Marpara Koch?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Marpara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malchapara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ampati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Marpara Koch

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

■ Marpara Koch · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****17%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Marpara Koch?

■ Marpara Koch · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**960

Working population ****35.9%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 48.1% for women. 52% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (4%) · **■** Other work 4 (17%) · **■** Marginal 6 (26%)

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

- Bokmagre81 people
- Jongchetpara Nokat75 people
- Molmegre72 people
- Betasing Block Hq.69 people
- Noa Bolsalgre62 people
- Tiksali42 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marpara Koch?794115
- How far is Marpara Koch from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Marpara Koch?64 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marpara Koch in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Marpara Koch?66.7% (Census 2011)