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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Melapara

Melapara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **100 people in 21 households**, the 202nd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 100people (2011)
- 21households
- 50.6%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Melapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code274019

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

## How far is Melapara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)80 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)82 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 Melapara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Melapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Melapara

Of every 100 households in Melapara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melapara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**57%

Tap water ****41%**

**4%

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

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**33%

Television ****9%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**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 Melapara?

■ Melapara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****639**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**980

Working population ****51.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.9% for men and 41.2% for women. 43% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 28 (55%)

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

- Baghana104 people
- Banangpara104 people
- Wananggiri-II103 people
- Kimdegre100 people
- Bhoirakupi98 people
- Kisanpara92 people
- Torangpara92 people
- Dangsinpara89 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melapara?794001
- How far is Melapara from Tura?80 km by road
- What is the population of Melapara?100 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melapara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Melapara?50.6% (Census 2011)