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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Gongrapara

Gongrapara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **125 people in 26 households**, the 188th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 125people (2011)
- 26households
- 53.2%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Gongrapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273977

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

## How far is Gongrapara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)94 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 Gongrapara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gongrapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Demdemakona
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahendraganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Gongrapara

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

■ Gongrapara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**31%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****19%**

**33%

Television ****4%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**41%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gongrapara?

■ Gongrapara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1273**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2100**

**980

Working population ****48.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 40.8% for women. 49% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 49 (80%) · **■** Marginal 12 (20%)

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

- Bhoirakupi129 people
- Jigatalpara128 people
- Danganatong127 people
- Katuligiri Arahura126 people
- Bortola122 people
- Chibonggre122 people
- Dhola Agia122 people
- Kaligaon118 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gongrapara?794001
- How far is Gongrapara from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Gongrapara?125 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gongrapara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Gongrapara?53.2% (Census 2011)