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

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Village · Gambegre, West Garo Hills 

# Rakwapara

Rakwapara is a village in Gambegre sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794005**. The 2011 Census counted **428 people in 77 households**, the 15th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 428people (2011)
- 77households
- 74.1%literacy
- 794005PIN code

## Rakwapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794005
- Community development blockGambegre
- Census village code274166

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

## How far is Rakwapara from nearby towns?

- Gambegre (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)45 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)45 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 Rakwapara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Rakwapara; 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 schoolunder 5 km · Mebitpara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Babelapara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water

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 Rakwapara

Of every 100 households in Rakwapara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rakwapara · ■ Gambegre rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**34%

Tap water ****71%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****13%**

**20%

Television ****9%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Rakwapara?

■ Rakwapara · ■ Gambegre rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**976

Working population ****43.2%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 64.1% for women. 46% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (33%) · **■** Marginal 38 (21%)

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

- Chengburigri455 people
- Daronggri450 people
- Hajongpara439 people
- Daren Agal438 people
- Okkapara Songgitcham425 people
- Chenggapara424 people
- Rimrangpara415 people
- Aminda Simsanggre413 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rakwapara?794005
- How far is Rakwapara from Tura?45 km by road
- What is the population of Rakwapara?428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakwapara in?West Garo Hills district (Gambegre sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rakwapara?74.1% (Census 2011)