# Askapara Village, Selsella, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Askapara

Askapara is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **80 people in 12 households**, the 319th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 80people (2011)
- 12households
- 87.3%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Askapara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Askapara is 794105.** Askapara falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code273010

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

## How far is Askapara from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)68 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)46 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 Askapara?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Haldibari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Selsella
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Askapara

Of every 100 households in Askapara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Askapara · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

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

**54%

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

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Askapara?

■ Askapara · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**976

Working population ****47.5%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 75.0% for women. 49% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 22 (58%)

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 Selsella

- Arigre84 people
- Rongchigre84 people
- Rongmagiri83 people
- Gimbil Ading81 people
- Banggitagre80 people
- Kolsadubi80 people
- Buchigre79 people
- Gugugre78 people

[All 361 villages in Selsella](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/selsella/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Askapara?794105
- How far is Askapara from Tura?68 km by road
- What is the population of Askapara?80 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Askapara in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Askapara?87.3% (Census 2011)