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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Karipara

Karipara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **343 people in 74 households**, the 84th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 343people (2011)
- 74households
- 68.4%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Karipara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code274018

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

## How far is Karipara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)80 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)85 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 Karipara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Karipara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahendraganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube 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 Karipara

Of every 100 households in Karipara in 2011, 63 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karipara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**33%

Television ****34%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Karipara?

■ Karipara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**980

Working population ****26.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 58.5% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (36%) · **■** Marginal 56 (62%)

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

- Katuligaon362 people
- Boldamgiri358 people
- Kambakpara355 people
- Rimtangpara351 people
- Mekdual Adinggre341 people
- Jengrinpara335 people
- Bildoba330 people
- Rongkaigre327 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karipara?794001
- How far is Karipara from Tura?80 km by road
- What is the population of Karipara?343 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karipara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Karipara?68.4% (Census 2011)