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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Baksapara

Baksapara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **370 people in 75 households**, the 75th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 370people (2011)
- 75households
- 75.4%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Baksapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code274032

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

## How far is Baksapara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)83 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)83 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 Baksapara?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- 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 Baksapara

Of every 100 households in Baksapara in 2011, 49 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baksapara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****66%**

**33%

Television ****38%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Baksapara?

■ Baksapara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1324**

**980

Working population ****47.3%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 75.0% for women. 46% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (7%) · **■** Marginal 53 (30%)

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

- Agongittim376 people
- Dinapara376 people
- Kalaicharpara376 people
- Bollonggiri B375 people
- Nagolpara369 people
- Gopinathkilla367 people
- Mahendraganj Bazar367 people
- Aningpara362 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baksapara?794001
- How far is Baksapara from Tura?83 km by road
- What is the population of Baksapara?370 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baksapara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Baksapara?75.4% (Census 2011)