# Upper Kalapara Village, Tikrikilla – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Tikrikilla, West Garo Hills 

# Upper Kalapara

Upper Kalapara is a village in Tikrikilla sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794109**. The 2011 Census counted **234 people in 46 households**, the 99th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 234people (2011)
- 46households
- 23.3%literacy
- 794109PIN code

## Upper Kalapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794109
- Community development blockTikrikilla
- Census village code273338

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

## How far is Upper Kalapara from nearby towns?

- Tikrikilla (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)59 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)139 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 Upper Kalapara?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 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 service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells

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 Upper Kalapara

Of every 100 households in Upper Kalapara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Upper Kalapara · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**35%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

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

**32%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****3%**

**30%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Upper Kalapara?

■ Upper Kalapara · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****23.3%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775**

**977

Working population ****69.2%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.5% for men and 13.8% for women. 67% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 110 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (15%) · **■** Marginal 26 (16%)

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

- Saltok Kurong251 people
- Berupara247 people
- Bordubi245 people
- Laskarpara243 people
- Uringgre234 people
- Menggotchigre232 people
- Kosidamgre231 people
- Lower Rimbigre225 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Upper Kalapara?794109
- How far is Upper Kalapara from Tura?59 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Kalapara?234 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Kalapara in?West Garo Hills district (Tikrikilla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Kalapara?23.3% (Census 2011)