# Marakapara Village, Rongram, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Rongram, West Garo Hills 

# Marakapara

Marakapara is a village in Rongram sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794002**. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 70 households**, the 62nd largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 342people (2011)
- 70households
- 64.0%literacy
- 794002PIN code

## Marakapara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marakapara is 794002.** Marakapara falls in Rongram sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794002
- Community development blockRongram
- Census village code273496

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

## How far is Marakapara from nearby towns?

- Rongram (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)39 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)39 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 Marakapara?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dadeng
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells

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.

## What is Marakapara known for?

The main crops are **rice, arecanut and cashewnut**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Marakapara

Of every 100 households in Marakapara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marakapara · ■ Rongram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

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

**13%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****34%**

**39%

Television ****9%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Marakapara?

■ Marakapara · ■ Rongram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1192**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1438**

**992

Working population ****49.4%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 60.0% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 150 (89%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 8 (5%)

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 Rongram

- Wadagre358 people
- Silsekgre351 people
- Bottregre347 people
- Balupara344 people
- Ganol Songma339 people
- Kama Dumindikgre338 people
- Gambarigre326 people
- Nengkalgre326 people

[All 181 villages in Rongram](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/rongram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marakapara?794002
- How far is Marakapara from Tura?39 km by road
- What is the population of Marakapara?342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marakapara in?West Garo Hills district (Rongram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Marakapara?64.0% (Census 2011)