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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Merenggipara

Merenggipara is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **351 people in 74 households**, the 135th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 351people (2011)
- 74households
- 56.2%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Merenggipara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Merenggipara is 794104.** Merenggipara falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272938

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

## How far is Merenggipara from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)55 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)55 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 Merenggipara?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Selsella
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Haldipara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 20 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 Merenggipara

Of every 100 households in Merenggipara in 2011, 68 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merenggipara · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**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 ****25%**

**24%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**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 Merenggipara?

■ Merenggipara · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**976

Working population ****35.9%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 53.6% for women. 42% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 59 (47%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 64 (51%)

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

- Wakantagre360 people
- Panbari355 people
- Berupara353 people
- Kotchugre353 people
- Dokagre347 people
- Lower Sasatgre347 people
- Koikuri338 people
- Tingmanggiri338 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merenggipara?794104
- How far is Merenggipara from Tura?55 km by road
- What is the population of Merenggipara?351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merenggipara in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Merenggipara?56.2% (Census 2011)