# Achapara Village, Gambegre, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Gambegre, West Garo Hills 

# Achapara

Achapara is a village in Gambegre sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794005**. The 2011 Census counted **193 people in 29 households**, the 72nd largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 193people (2011)
- 29households
- 79.5%literacy
- 794005PIN code

## Achapara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Achapara is 794005.** Achapara falls in Gambegre sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794005
- Community development blockGambegre
- Census village code274114

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

## How far is Achapara from nearby towns?

- Gambegre (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)23 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)23 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 Achapara?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Achapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dikgre
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Achapara

Of every 100 households in Achapara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Achapara · ■ Gambegre rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

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

**62%

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

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**8%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****3%**

**20%

Television ****34%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**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 Achapara?

■ Achapara · ■ Gambegre rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**976

Working population ****36.8%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 71.6% for women. 37% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 56 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (8%)

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 Gambegre

- Dola Mandagre206 people
- Antekagre205 people
- Rongkongre204 people
- Aminda Ading201 people
- Rongbretgre193 people
- Chengkurigre I191 people
- Ronggatagre188 people
- Kopogre186 people

[All 160 villages in Gambegre](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/gambegre/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Achapara?794005
- How far is Achapara from Tura?23 km by road
- What is the population of Achapara?193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achapara in?West Garo Hills district (Gambegre sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Achapara?79.5% (Census 2011)