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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Banangpara

Banangpara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 30 households**, the 175th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 158people (2011)
- 30households
- 52.4%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Banangpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273906

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

## How far is Banangpara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)96 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 Banangpara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Banangpara; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kalaipora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ampati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Banangpara

Of every 100 households in Banangpara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Banangpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**57%

Tap water ****73%**

**4%

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

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****30%**

**33%

Television ****37%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Banangpara?

■ Banangpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**980

Working population ****49.4%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 43.5% for women. 44% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 70 (90%) · **■** Household industry 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 5 (6%)

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

- Malmua172 people
- Dolsigre170 people
- Rabidaspara - I168 people
- Bollonggiri A162 people
- Kalaigaon Nayapara158 people
- Gandigiri151 people
- Silkona151 people
- Bollonggiri I144 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banangpara?794001
- How far is Banangpara from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Banangpara?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banangpara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Banangpara?52.4% (Census 2011)