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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Rukolpara

Rukolpara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **248 people in 40 households**, the 125th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 248people (2011)
- 40households
- 54.5%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Rukolpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273915

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

## How far is Rukolpara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)59 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 Rukolpara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rukolpara; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Rukolpara

Of every 100 households in Rukolpara in 2011, 61 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rukolpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**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 ****2%**

**33%

Television ****27%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Rukolpara?

■ Rukolpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****613**

**980

Working population ****44.4%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 44.2% for women. 42% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 107 (97%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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

- Bengdapara260 people
- Kalaigaon Bilipara258 people
- Patijora258 people
- Dufrigaon249 people
- Satihari248 people
- Bolchugre241 people
- Kalaigaon Dakdakipara238 people
- Balughat B233 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rukolpara?794001
- How far is Rukolpara from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Rukolpara?248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rukolpara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rukolpara?54.5% (Census 2011)