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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Salmanpara

Salmanpara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **991 people in 177 households**, the 7th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 991people (2011)
- 177households
- 70.3%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Salmanpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273919

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

## How far is Salmanpara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)67 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 Salmanpara?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Salmanpara; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ampati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ampati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- 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 Salmanpara

Of every 100 households in Salmanpara in 2011, 46 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salmanpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**33%

Television ****17%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**41%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Salmanpara?

■ Salmanpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**980

Working population ****43.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 66.0% for women. 43% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 153 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (6%) · **■** Marginal 247 (58%)

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

- Kukurmua1,256 people
- Daspara1,094 people
- Ghegapara1,050 people
- Majerchar Barman1,034 people
- Lower Kalaichar936 people
- Paulpara922 people
- Mondolpara918 people
- Lokaichar889 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salmanpara?794115
- How far is Salmanpara from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Salmanpara?991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salmanpara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Salmanpara?70.3% (Census 2011)