# Banangpara Village, Zikzak, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya) (2)

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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 **104 people in 22 households**, the 199th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 104people (2011)
- 22households
- 69.0%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 code273928

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)9 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)73 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?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Banangpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Dombagre
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahendraganj
- ○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 watercovered 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 Banangpara

Of every 100 households in Banangpara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banangpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**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 ****52%**

**33%

Television ****0%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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+) ****69.0%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**980

Working population ****57.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 62.5% for women. 64% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 40 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (30%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%)

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

- Upper Hulukona109 people
- Salampara108 people
- Kalaigoan107 people
- Baghana104 people
- Wananggiri-II103 people
- Kimdegre100 people
- Melapara100 people
- Bhoirakupi98 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?104 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banangpara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Banangpara?69.0% (Census 2011)