# Babupara Village, Zikzak, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Babupara

Babupara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **846 people in 185 households**, the 12th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 846people (2011)
- 185households
- 82.7%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Babupara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Babupara is 794001.** Babupara falls in Zikzak sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code274005

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

## How far is Babupara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)80 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)85 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 Babupara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Babupara; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mahendraganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Babupara

Of every 100 households in Babupara in 2011, 89 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Babupara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**33%

Television ****62%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**41%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Babupara?

■ Babupara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1270**

**980

Working population ****29.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 78.2% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (5%) · **■** Household industry 12 (5%) · **■** Other work 173 (71%) · **■** Marginal 39 (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 Zikzak

- Lower Kalaichar936 people
- Paulpara922 people
- Mondolpara918 people
- Lokaichar889 people
- Nandichar II791 people
- Merengipara784 people
- Nandichar I740 people
- Nayapara727 people

[All 223 villages in Zikzak](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/zikzak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Babupara?794001
- How far is Babupara from Tura?80 km by road
- What is the population of Babupara?846 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babupara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Babupara?82.7% (Census 2011)