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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Modokpara

Modokpara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **662 people in 189 households**, the 19th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 662people (2011)
- 189households
- 73.2%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Modokpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code274010

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

## How far is Modokpara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)80 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)83 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 Modokpara?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Modokpara

Of every 100 households in Modokpara in 2011, 65 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Modokpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**57%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****46%**

**33%

Television ****32%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**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 Modokpara?

■ Modokpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**980

Working population ****33.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 68.8% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 179 (81%) · **■** Marginal 30 (14%)

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

- Nandichar I740 people
- Nayapara727 people
- Upper Kalaichar704 people
- Gugrakandi686 people
- Darugre660 people
- Kentrikona650 people
- Chelapara636 people
- Dhoromchas629 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Modokpara?794001
- How far is Modokpara from Tura?80 km by road
- What is the population of Modokpara?662 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Modokpara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Modokpara?73.2% (Census 2011)