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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Menggongpara

Menggongpara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **405 people in 70 households**, the 63rd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 405people (2011)
- 70households
- 70.8%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Menggongpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273878

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

## How far is Menggongpara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)62 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 Menggongpara?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Ampati
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ampati
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ampati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds

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 Menggongpara

Of every 100 households in Menggongpara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Menggongpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**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 ****8%**

**33%

Television ****14%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**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 Menggongpara?

■ Menggongpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1385**

**980

Working population ****46.4%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 60.3% for women. 50% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 185 (98%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%)

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

- Kuligaon Hajong431 people
- Dufrigaon Koch429 people
- Chepagre427 people
- Patelipara412 people
- Zikzak395 people
- Rongsepgre393 people
- Fakirpara386 people
- Kodaldhowa384 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Menggongpara?794001
- How far is Menggongpara from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Menggongpara?405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Menggongpara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Menggongpara?70.8% (Census 2011)