# Onthapara Village, Dalu, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Dalu, West Garo Hills 

# Onthapara

Onthapara is a village in Dalu sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794103**. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 52 households**, the 73rd largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 298people (2011)
- 52households
- 78.7%literacy
- 794103PIN code

## Onthapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794103
- Community development blockDalu
- Census village code274334

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

## How far is Onthapara from nearby towns?

- Dalu (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)60 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)60 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 Onthapara?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Dalu
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dalu
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 19 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 Onthapara

Of every 100 households in Onthapara in 2011, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Onthapara · ■ Dalu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**37%

Tap water ****2%**

**13%

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

**16%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****94%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Onthapara?

■ Onthapara · ■ Dalu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**958

Working population ****30.2%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 75.4% for women. 33% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 39 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 50 (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

- Sanjengpara307 people
- Matchimpara303 people
- Rohonpara302 people
- Borjhora299 people
- Ranggapara298 people
- Murigre279 people
- Josipara Christian267 people
- Molmegre Nokat266 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Onthapara?794103
- How far is Onthapara from Tura?60 km by road
- What is the population of Onthapara?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Onthapara in?West Garo Hills district (Dalu sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Onthapara?78.7% (Census 2011)