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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Ritekpara

Ritekpara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **221 people in 43 households**, the 140th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 221people (2011)
- 43households
- 51.5%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Ritekpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273973

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

## How far is Ritekpara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)83 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 Ritekpara?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sanjangpara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Ritekpara

Of every 100 households in Ritekpara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ritekpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**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 ****35%**

**33%

Television ****7%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Ritekpara?

■ Ritekpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**980

Working population ****46.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 41.4% for women. 50% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 102 (100%)

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

- Bonbanga223 people
- Radangpara223 people
- Majherchar II222 people
- Boldmakongiri221 people
- Aruagre217 people
- Upper Boldamgiri216 people
- Wadagre216 people
- Rakhaldubi215 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ritekpara?794001
- How far is Ritekpara from Tura?83 km by road
- What is the population of Ritekpara?221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ritekpara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Ritekpara?51.5% (Census 2011)