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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Nongapara

Nongapara is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **818 people in 145 households**, the 60th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 818people (2011)
- 145households
- 75.8%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Nongapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code273065

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

## How far is Nongapara from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)34 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)33 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 Nongapara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nongapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garobadha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Nongapara

Of every 100 households in Nongapara in 2011, 72 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Nongapara · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**44%

Tap water ****8%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****43%**

**24%

Television ****49%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**43%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Nongapara?

■ Nongapara · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**976

Working population ****36.1%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 70.3% for women. 40% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (12%) · **■** Household industry 91 (31%) · **■** Other work 47 (16%) · **■** Marginal 97 (33%)

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

- Charkasaripara869 people
- Bangsidua854 people
- Singwilgre836 people
- Noyagaon I835 people
- Gandhimari800 people
- Gudibela797 people
- Bhotdoba775 people
- Shialkandi774 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nongapara?794105
- How far is Nongapara from Tura?34 km by road
- What is the population of Nongapara?818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongapara in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongapara?75.8% (Census 2011)