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

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Village · Dalu, West Garo Hills 

# Sosotpara

Sosotpara is a village in Dalu sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794103**. The 2011 Census counted **141 people in 25 households**, the 136th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 141people (2011)
- 25households
- 50.0%literacy
- 794103PIN code

## Sosotpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794103
- Community development blockDalu
- Census village code274272

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

## How far is Sosotpara from nearby towns?

- Dalu (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)34 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)34 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 Sosotpara?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Sosotpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Marapara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dalu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Sosotpara

Of every 100 households in Sosotpara in 2011, 48 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sosotpara · ■ Dalu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**37%

Tap water ****96%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**16%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**24%

Television ****4%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****80%**

**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 Sosotpara?

■ Sosotpara · ■ Dalu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**958

Working population ****84.4%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.6% for men and 41.1% for women. 85% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 101 (85%) · **■** Household industry 8 (7%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 8 (7%)

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

- Terimpara147 people
- Adugachol145 people
- Baladinggre144 people
- Wakmedamgre144 people
- Dobokgre138 people
- Angalanggre133 people
- Nokatgre132 people
- Lokkipara131 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sosotpara?794103
- How far is Sosotpara from Tura?34 km by road
- What is the population of Sosotpara?141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sosotpara in?West Garo Hills district (Dalu sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sosotpara?50.0% (Census 2011)