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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Salampara

Salampara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **108 people in 20 households**, the 196th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 108people (2011)
- 20households
- 77.6%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Salampara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salampara is 794115.** Salampara falls in Zikzak sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273941

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

## How far is Salampara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)69 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)69 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 Salampara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Salampara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kalaipara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalaipara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 21 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 Salampara

Of every 100 households in Salampara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salampara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**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 ****20%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Salampara?

■ Salampara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**980

Working population ****38.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 73.3% for women. 41% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 22 (54%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 18 (44%)

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

- Kaligaon118 people
- Tongnapara117 people
- Dathbanga109 people
- Upper Hulukona109 people
- Kalaigoan107 people
- Baghana104 people
- Banangpara104 people
- Wananggiri-II103 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salampara?794115
- How far is Salampara from Tura?69 km by road
- What is the population of Salampara?108 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salampara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Salampara?77.6% (Census 2011)