# Magalpara Village, Dadenggiri, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Dadenggiri, West Garo Hills 

# Magalpara

Magalpara is a village in Dadenggiri sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **738 people in 155 households**, the 6th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 738people (2011)
- 155households
- 62.0%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Magalpara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Magalpara is 794104.** Magalpara falls in Dadenggiri sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockDadenggiri
- Census village code273157

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

## How far is Magalpara from nearby towns?

- Dadenggiri (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)56 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)56 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 Magalpara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Magalpara; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dadenggiri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 15 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.

## What is Magalpara known for?

The main crops are **pineapple, cotton and arecanut**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Magalpara

Of every 100 households in Magalpara in 2011, 41 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Magalpara · ■ Dadenggiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**37%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**8%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****21%**

**20%

Television ****18%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Magalpara?

■ Magalpara · ■ Dadenggiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**1040

Working population ****66.3%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 51.7% for women. 68% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 142 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 339 (69%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%)

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 Dadenggiri

- Dinganpara867 people
- Rondupara800 people
- Bikonggre745 people
- Sadolpara742 people
- Dilsigre713 people
- Egopara680 people
- Romgre652 people
- Bangranggre626 people

[All 132 villages in Dadenggiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/dadenggiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Magalpara?794104
- How far is Magalpara from Tura?56 km by road
- What is the population of Magalpara?738 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Magalpara in?West Garo Hills district (Dadenggiri sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Magalpara?62.0% (Census 2011)