# Kherapara Alda Village, Dalu, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Dalu, West Garo Hills 

# Kherapara Alda

Kherapara Alda is a village in Dalu sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794103**. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 45 households**, the 78th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 265people (2011)
- 45households
- 87.9%literacy
- 794103PIN code

## Kherapara Alda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kherapara Alda is 794103.** Kherapara Alda falls in Dalu sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794103
- Community development blockDalu
- Census village code274282

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

## How far is Kherapara Alda from nearby towns?

- Dalu (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)30 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)30 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 Kherapara Alda?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kherapara Alda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kherapara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dapogre
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Kherapara Alda

Of every 100 households in Kherapara Alda in 2011, 84 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kherapara Alda · ■ Dalu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**37%

Tap water ****89%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****51%**

**24%

Television ****58%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**38%

Own their home ****69%**

**93%

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 Kherapara Alda?

■ Kherapara Alda · ■ Dalu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**958

Working population ****72.5%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 85.0% for women. 71% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Household industry 29 (15%) · **■** Other work 42 (22%) · **■** Marginal 108 (56%)

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 Dalu

- Ranggapara298 people
- Murigre279 people
- Josipara Christian267 people
- Molmegre Nokat266 people
- Chasinpara264 people
- Dimagre259 people
- Chanapara258 people
- Duriapara254 people

[All 201 villages in Dalu](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/dalu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kherapara Alda?794103
- How far is Kherapara Alda from Tura?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kherapara Alda?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherapara Alda in?West Garo Hills district (Dalu sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kherapara Alda?87.9% (Census 2011)