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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Dangsapara

Dangsapara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **279 people in 45 households**, the 109th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 279people (2011)
- 45households
- 81.5%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Dangsapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273838

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

## How far is Dangsapara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)59 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)59 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 Dangsapara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dangsapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Katuligaon
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ampati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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

- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Dangsapara

Of every 100 households in Dangsapara in 2011, 38 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dangsapara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**33%

Television ****29%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Dangsapara?

■ Dangsapara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**980

Working population ****44.1%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 78.9% for women. 46% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 104 (85%) · **■** Other work 12 (10%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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

- Rapangpanggiri287 people
- Wagepara287 people
- Santangpara284 people
- Dimiligre283 people
- Kalaicher Bazar279 people
- Tewaligre277 people
- Kongbangpara276 people
- Robidaspara II276 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dangsapara?794001
- How far is Dangsapara from Tura?59 km by road
- What is the population of Dangsapara?279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dangsapara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dangsapara?81.5% (Census 2011)