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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Jigatalpara

Jigatalpara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **128 people in 32 households**, the 185th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 128people (2011)
- 32households
- 75.4%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Jigatalpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273938

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

## How far is Jigatalpara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)0 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)66 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 Jigatalpara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jigatalpara; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ampati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ampati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Jigatalpara

Of every 100 households in Jigatalpara in 2011, 44 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jigatalpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****38%**

**33%

Television ****25%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**41%

Own their home ****62%**

**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 Jigatalpara?

■ Jigatalpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**980

Working population ****39.1%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 64.5% for women. 46% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (24%) · **■** Other work 13 (26%) · **■** Marginal 5 (10%)

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

- Jangre139 people
- Sokbokgre134 people
- Jangre Samalchiring131 people
- Bhoirakupi129 people
- Danganatong127 people
- Katuligiri Arahura126 people
- Gongrapara125 people
- Bortola122 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jigatalpara?794001
- How far is Jigatalpara from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Jigatalpara?128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jigatalpara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Jigatalpara?75.4% (Census 2011)