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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Tongtongpara

Tongtongpara is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **239 people in 49 households**, the 200th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 239people (2011)
- 49households
- 30.4%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Tongtongpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272998

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

## How far is Tongtongpara from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)59 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)59 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 Tongtongpara?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Tongtongpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kilmagittim
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Selsella
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Tongtongpara

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

■ Tongtongpara · ■ 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 ****0%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**24%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**43%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Tongtongpara?

■ Tongtongpara · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.4%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**976

Working population ****75.3%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 27.2% for men and 33.3% for women. 77% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (31%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 61 (34%)

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

- Ronggrekgiri250 people
- Dalangsa248 people
- Rongkakgre241 people
- Balachanda240 people
- Wagopgre239 people
- Balma Rongmandi238 people
- Karaitolla238 people
- New Dengasi238 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tongtongpara?794105
- How far is Tongtongpara from Tura?59 km by road
- What is the population of Tongtongpara?239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tongtongpara in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Tongtongpara?30.4% (Census 2011)