# Old Kalapara Village, Tikrikilla, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Tikrikilla, West Garo Hills 

# Old Kalapara

Old Kalapara is a village in Tikrikilla sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794109**. The 2011 Census counted **313 people in 58 households**, the 73rd largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 313people (2011)
- 58households
- 72.7%literacy
- 794109PIN code

## Old Kalapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794109
- Community development blockTikrikilla
- Census village code273264

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

## How far is Old Kalapara from nearby towns?

- Tikrikilla (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)87 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)135 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 Old Kalapara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Old Kalapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Upper Darenchigre
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tikrikilla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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)12 h summer · 12 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 Old Kalapara

Of every 100 households in Old Kalapara in 2011, 14 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Old Kalapara · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**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 ****4%**

**30%

Television ****14%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Old Kalapara?

■ Old Kalapara · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****541**

**977

Working population ****59.7%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 71.2% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 160 (86%) · **■** Household industry 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 16 (9%)

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

- New Photamati321 people
- Kurung319 people
- Apalgre318 people
- Borobatapara314 people
- Upper Joiranggre313 people
- Khokapara310 people
- Upper Kamari305 people
- Jamdamgre304 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Old Kalapara?794109
- How far is Old Kalapara from Tura?87 km by road
- What is the population of Old Kalapara?313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Old Kalapara in?West Garo Hills district (Tikrikilla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Old Kalapara?72.7% (Census 2011)