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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Matchokpara

Matchokpara is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **109 people in 20 households**, the 187th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 109people (2011)
- 20households
- 73.3%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Matchokpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273655

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

## How far is Matchokpara from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)36 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)36 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 Matchokpara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Matchokpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Duminigoan
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Garobadha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Matchokpara

Of every 100 households in Matchokpara in 2011, 70 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matchokpara · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****50%**

**26%

Television ****45%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Matchokpara?

■ Matchokpara · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****730**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**960

Working population ****44.0%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 55.9% for women. 43% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (38%) · **■** Marginal 4 (8%)

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

- Chidekgre117 people
- New Teporpara116 people
- Jelbongpara Noket115 people
- Baladinggre Christian112 people
- Jenggichakgre108 people
- Lower Rongbakgre104 people
- Gittimgre103 people
- New Upper Damalgre103 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matchokpara?794115
- How far is Matchokpara from Tura?36 km by road
- What is the population of Matchokpara?109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matchokpara in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Matchokpara?73.3% (Census 2011)