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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Dorgapara

Dorgapara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **588 people in 90 households**, the 27th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 588people (2011)
- 90households
- 90.1%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Dorgapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273982

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

## How far is Dorgapara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)72 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 Dorgapara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dorgapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahendraganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Dorgapara

Of every 100 households in Dorgapara in 2011, 51 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dorgapara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**33%

Television ****48%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**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 Dorgapara?

■ Dorgapara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**980

Working population ****37.9%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 88.2% for women. 41% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (11%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 64 (29%) · **■** Marginal 32 (14%)

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

- Dhoromchas629 people
- kulupara622 people
- Kamampara619 people
- Tarapara602 people
- Chapahati III584 people
- Bagicha579 people
- Magurmari579 people
- Dinangpara572 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dorgapara?794001
- How far is Dorgapara from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Dorgapara?588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dorgapara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dorgapara?90.1% (Census 2011)