# Megapara Village, Tikrikilla, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Tikrikilla, West Garo Hills 

# Megapara

Megapara is a village in Tikrikilla sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794109**. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 85 households**, the 48th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 438people (2011)
- 85households
- 46.6%literacy
- 794109PIN code

## Megapara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Megapara is 794109.** Megapara falls in Tikrikilla sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794109
- Community development blockTikrikilla
- Census village code273383

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

## How far is Megapara from nearby towns?

- Tikrikilla (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)74 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)136 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 Megapara?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Raksamgre
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tikrikilla
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Megapara

Of every 100 households in Megapara in 2011, 1 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Megapara · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**35%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**32%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****10%**

**30%

Television ****4%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Megapara?

■ Megapara · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1106**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**977

Working population ****47.0%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.1% for men and 38.5% for women. 43% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 201 (98%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Tikrikilla

- Chamaguri466 people
- Bagularbitha A+B II460 people
- Wankolagre455 people
- Nayapara452 people
- Lower Sabonggre431 people
- Laskarpara420 people
- Bakripara405 people
- Andal Sikgre404 people

[All 201 villages in Tikrikilla](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/tikrikilla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Megapara?794109
- How far is Megapara from Tura?74 km by road
- What is the population of Megapara?438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Megapara in?West Garo Hills district (Tikrikilla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Megapara?46.6% (Census 2011)