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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Sorkarpara

Sorkarpara is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **109 people in 22 households**, the 305th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 109people (2011)
- 22households
- 70.1%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Sorkarpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code273048

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

## How far is Sorkarpara from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)81 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)78 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 Sorkarpara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sorkarpara; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rochanpara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Berupara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhaitbari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells 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 Sorkarpara

Of every 100 households in Sorkarpara in 2011, 54 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sorkarpara · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**24%

Television ****32%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**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 Sorkarpara?

■ Sorkarpara · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1319**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**976

Working population ****44.0%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 64.3% for women. 53% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 18 (38%) · **■** Other work 5 (10%) · **■** Marginal 25 (52%)

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

- Rajpur112 people
- Demdema111 people
- Rabhakona110 people
- Noonmati109 people
- Kasimati108 people
- Mangchimgre107 people
- Wanokgiri107 people
- Gandhipara105 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sorkarpara?794105
- How far is Sorkarpara from Tura?81 km by road
- What is the population of Sorkarpara?109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorkarpara in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sorkarpara?70.1% (Census 2011)