Village · Tikrikilla, West Garo Hills
# Dhapangpara

Dhapangpara is a village in Tikrikilla sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794109. The 2011 Census counted 221 people in 49 households, the 108th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.
- 221 people (2011)
- 49 households
- 59.3% literacy
- 794109 PIN code

## Dhapangpara PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dhapangpara is 794109. Dhapangpara falls in Tikrikilla sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 794109
- Community development block Tikrikilla
- Census village code 273241

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dhapangpara from nearby towns?
- Tikrikilla (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Tura (district HQ) 87 km by road
- Tura (nearest town) 108 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dhapangpara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhapangpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tikrikilla
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Tikrikilla
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Dhapangpara

Of every 100 households in Dhapangpara in 2011, 6 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhapangpara · ■ Tikrikilla rural average
- Electricity for lighting 6% 27%
- Toilet within the home 60% 62%
- No toilet (open defecation) 40% 35%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 77% 32%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 95%
- Use banking services 27% 30%
- Television 12% 24%
- Mobile phone 48% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 2% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 38% 25%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dhapangpara?

■ Dhapangpara · ■ Tikrikilla rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.3% 65.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1105 995
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1286 977
- Working population 54.8% 45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 50.0% for women. 51% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 16 (13%) · ■ Marginal 104 (86%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Tikrikilla
- Rambi Apal 225 people
- Lower Chisikgre 223 people
- Lower Darengchigre 223 people
- Upper Rengsinpara 223 people
- Angaripara 219 people
- Mothapara 216 people
- Matchok Songram 215 people
- Kolitapara 212 people

All 201 villages in Tikrikilla

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dhapangpara? 794109
- How far is Dhapangpara from Tura? 87 km by road
- What is the population of Dhapangpara? 221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhapangpara in? West Garo Hills district (Tikrikilla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dhapangpara? 59.3% (Census 2011)

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