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

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Village · Gambegre, West Garo Hills 

# Chenggapara

Chenggapara is a village in Gambegre sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794005**. The 2011 Census counted **424 people in 72 households**, the 17th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 424people (2011)
- 72households
- 63.8%literacy
- 794005PIN code

## Chenggapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794005
- Community development blockGambegre
- Census village code274172

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

## How far is Chenggapara from nearby towns?

- Gambegre (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)42 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)40 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 Chenggapara?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Chenggapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sandagre
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Babelapara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Chenggapara

Of every 100 households in Chenggapara in 2011, 11 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chenggapara · ■ Gambegre rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**34%

Tap water ****3%**

**20%

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

**8%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**20%

Television ****15%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chenggapara?

■ Chenggapara · ■ Gambegre rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**976

Working population ****50.5%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 57.4% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 63 (29%)

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

- Hajongpara439 people
- Daren Agal438 people
- Rakwapara428 people
- Okkapara Songgitcham425 people
- Rimrangpara415 people
- Aminda Simsanggre413 people
- Jenggitchakgre400 people
- Doldegre388 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chenggapara?794005
- How far is Chenggapara from Tura?42 km by road
- What is the population of Chenggapara?424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chenggapara in?West Garo Hills district (Gambegre sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Chenggapara?63.8% (Census 2011)