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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Parengpara

Parengpara is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **350 people in 71 households**, the 81st largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 350people (2011)
- 71households
- 69.6%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Parengpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273751

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

## How far is Parengpara from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)50 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)50 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 Parengpara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Parengpara; 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 school5–10 km · Betasing
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds

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 Parengpara

Of every 100 households in Parengpara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parengpara · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****3%**

**26%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Parengpara?

■ Parengpara · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****813**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**960

Working population ****40.3%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 54.2% for women. 38% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (18%) · **■** Marginal 7 (5%)

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

- Godalgre399 people
- Latrigre391 people
- Bolgangre388 people
- Naragre365 people
- Sipragaon349 people
- Bashbari346 people
- Bandoraja345 people
- Sonabil345 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parengpara?794115
- How far is Parengpara from Tura?50 km by road
- What is the population of Parengpara?350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parengpara in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Parengpara?69.6% (Census 2011)