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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Paulpara

Paulpara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **922 people in 190 households**, the 9th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 922people (2011)
- 190households
- 84.8%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Paulpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273992

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

## How far is Paulpara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 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 Paulpara?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Paulpara; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mahendraganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Paulpara

Of every 100 households in Paulpara in 2011, 78 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paulpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**96%

Use banking services ****70%**

**33%

Television ****46%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**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 Paulpara?

■ Paulpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**980

Working population ****28.3%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 82.3% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 137 (52%) · **■** Marginal 104 (40%)

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

- Ghegapara1,050 people
- Majerchar Barman1,034 people
- Salmanpara991 people
- Lower Kalaichar936 people
- Mondolpara918 people
- Lokaichar889 people
- Babupara846 people
- Nandichar II791 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paulpara?794001
- How far is Paulpara from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Paulpara?922 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paulpara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Paulpara?84.8% (Census 2011)