Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills
# Dingampara

Dingampara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794001. The 2011 Census counted 464 people in 86 households, the 47th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.
- 464 people (2011)
- 86 households
- 76.9% literacy
- 794001 PIN code

## Dingampara PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dingampara is 794001. Dingampara falls in Zikzak sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 794001
- Community development block Zikzak
- Census village code 273974

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dingampara from nearby towns?
- Zikzak (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road
- Tura (district HQ) 69 km by road
- Tura (nearest town) 69 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dingampara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dingampara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ampati
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 19 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Dingampara

Of every 100 households in Dingampara in 2011, 13 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dingampara · ■ Zikzak rural average
- Electricity for lighting 13% 39%
- Toilet within the home 46% 42%
- No toilet (open defecation) 54% 57%
- Tap water 2% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 16% 33%
- Television 17% 23%
- Mobile phone 3% 21%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 62% 41%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dingampara?

■ Dingampara · ■ Zikzak rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.9% 67.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1053 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 933 980
- Working population 46.3% 39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 67.9% for women. 46% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 163 (76%) · ■ Household industry 24 (11%) · ■ Other work 17 (8%) · ■ Marginal 11 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Zikzak
- Paglapara 479 people
- Beparipara 476 people
- Dombagre 473 people
- Julapara 473 people
- Durapara 461 people
- Marengpara 461 people
- Gujangpara 454 people
- Basya Raypara 450 people

All 223 villages in Zikzak

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dingampara? 794001
- How far is Dingampara from Tura? 69 km by road
- What is the population of Dingampara? 464 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dingampara in? West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dingampara? 76.9% (Census 2011)

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