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

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Village · Dadenggiri, West Garo Hills 

# Tongapara

Tongapara is a village in Dadenggiri sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **417 people in 72 households**, the 29th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 417people (2011)
- 72households
- 62.9%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Tongapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockDadenggiri
- Census village code273117

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

## How far is Tongapara from nearby towns?

- Dadenggiri (sub-district HQ)67 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)32 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)32 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 Tongapara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Tongapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chiransongmagre
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tikrikilla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tanks / 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 Tongapara

Of every 100 households in Tongapara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tongapara · ■ Dadenggiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**8%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****19%**

**20%

Television ****18%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Tongapara?

■ Tongapara · ■ Dadenggiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**1040

Working population ****42.7%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 51.8% for women. 41% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 142 (80%) · **■** Other work 16 (9%) · **■** Marginal 20 (11%)

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

- Megonggre430 people
- Sathegre428 people
- Renigre427 people
- Dokramgre425 people
- Jangrapara416 people
- Rongkongre408 people
- Bakjek Songgitcham405 people
- Dajugre404 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tongapara?794104
- How far is Tongapara from Tura?32 km by road
- What is the population of Tongapara?417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tongapara in?West Garo Hills district (Dadenggiri sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Tongapara?62.9% (Census 2011)