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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Porapara

Porapara is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **318 people in 68 households**, the 146th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 318people (2011)
- 68households
- 62.8%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Porapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code273094

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

## How far is Porapara from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)34 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)34 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 Porapara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Porapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chamaguri
- ○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

- Electricity (2011)16 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 Porapara

Of every 100 households in Porapara in 2011, 32 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Porapara · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****57%**

**24%

Television ****22%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Porapara?

■ Porapara · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****777**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**976

Working population ****37.7%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 44.7% for women. 58% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (25%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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

- Asimgre332 people
- Lower Nalbari - I327 people
- Jongnapara326 people
- Chirakawa323 people
- Darengre317 people
- Dapguri316 people
- Chamaguri309 people
- Dabakgre308 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Porapara?794105
- How far is Porapara from Tura?34 km by road
- What is the population of Porapara?318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porapara in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Porapara?62.8% (Census 2011)