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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Rimtangpara

Rimtangpara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **351 people in 66 households**, the 83rd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 351people (2011)
- 66households
- 64.8%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Rimtangpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273972

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

## How far is Rimtangpara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)87 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)87 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 Rimtangpara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Rimtangpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Santangpara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 Rimtangpara

Of every 100 households in Rimtangpara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rimtangpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**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 ****22%**

**33%

Television ****15%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**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 Rimtangpara?

■ Rimtangpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**980

Working population ****44.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 54.3% for women. 45% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 128 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 20 (13%)

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

- Aningpara362 people
- Katuligaon362 people
- Boldamgiri358 people
- Kambakpara355 people
- Karipara343 people
- Mekdual Adinggre341 people
- Jengrinpara335 people
- Bildoba330 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rimtangpara?794001
- How far is Rimtangpara from Tura?87 km by road
- What is the population of Rimtangpara?351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rimtangpara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rimtangpara?64.8% (Census 2011)