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

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Village · Gambegre, West Garo Hills 

# Tochapara

Tochapara is a village in Gambegre sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794005**. The 2011 Census counted **486 people in 87 households**, the 7th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 486people (2011)
- 87households
- 31.0%literacy
- 794005PIN code

## Tochapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794005
- Community development blockGambegre
- Census village code274159

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

## How far is Tochapara from nearby towns?

- Gambegre (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)40 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 Tochapara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Tochapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○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 service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river

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 Tochapara

Of every 100 households in Tochapara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tochapara · ■ Gambegre rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**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 ****4%**

**20%

Television ****15%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Tochapara?

■ Tochapara · ■ Gambegre rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.0%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**976

Working population ****41.8%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.7% for men and 26.3% for women. 41% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 201 (99%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%)

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

- Lower Sangsanggre599 people
- Upper Darengre543 people
- Saka Boldamgiri506 people
- Sandagre493 people
- Bolchugre484 people
- Dorenggagre464 people
- Badupara458 people
- Chengburigri455 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tochapara?794005
- How far is Tochapara from Tura?40 km by road
- What is the population of Tochapara?486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tochapara in?West Garo Hills district (Gambegre sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Tochapara?31.0% (Census 2011)