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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Josipara

Josipara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794103**. The 2011 Census counted **378 people in 74 households**, the 70th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 378people (2011)
- 74households
- 75.1%literacy
- 794103PIN code

## Josipara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Josipara is 794103.** Josipara falls in Zikzak sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794103
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273975

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

## How far is Josipara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)64 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 Josipara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Josipara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Zikzak
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 16 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 Josipara

Of every 100 households in Josipara in 2011, 28 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Josipara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**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 ****23%**

**33%

Television ****17%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Josipara?

■ Josipara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1355**

**980

Working population ****46.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 68.0% for women. 49% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 132 (76%) · **■** Household industry 13 (7%) · **■** Other work 20 (11%) · **■** Marginal 9 (5%)

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

- Fakirpara386 people
- Kodaldhowa384 people
- Bakdagiri380 people
- Balughat378 people
- Agongittim376 people
- Dinapara376 people
- Kalaicharpara376 people
- Bollonggiri B375 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Josipara?794103
- How far is Josipara from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Josipara?378 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Josipara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Josipara?75.1% (Census 2011)