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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Marakapara

Marakapara is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 32 households**, the 243rd largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 187people (2011)
- 32households
- 62.2%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Marakapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code273009

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?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)70 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)52 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?

6 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Haldibari
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 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

- Drinking watertanks / ponds

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 Marakapara

Of every 100 households in Marakapara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marakapara · ■ 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 ****30%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**24%

Television ****3%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**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 Marakapara?

■ Marakapara · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**976

Working population ****80.7%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 53.5% for women. 80% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (7%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 92 (61%)

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

- Salibhoi194 people
- Balal-Adugre190 people
- Rangtapara190 people
- Songjalgre190 people
- Kagagiri184 people
- Noonipara184 people
- Chambagre183 people
- Babetpara181 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marakapara?794105
- How far is Marakapara from Tura?70 km by road
- What is the population of Marakapara?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marakapara in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Marakapara?62.2% (Census 2011)