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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Daspara

Daspara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,094 people in 234 households**, the 4th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 1,094people (2011)
- 234households
- 70.6%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Daspara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273989

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

## How far is Daspara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)82 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 Daspara?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Daspara; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mahendraganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Daspara

Of every 100 households in Daspara in 2011, 64 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Daspara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**39%

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

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**96%

Use banking services ****81%**

**33%

Television ****30%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Daspara?

■ Daspara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**980

Working population ****30.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 62.4% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 313 (95%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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

- Tungrurchar1,507 people
- Chapahati I1,355 people
- Kukurmua1,256 people
- Ghegapara1,050 people
- Majerchar Barman1,034 people
- Salmanpara991 people
- Lower Kalaichar936 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Daspara?794001
- How far is Daspara from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Daspara?1,094 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Daspara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Daspara?70.6% (Census 2011)