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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Tarapara

Tarapara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **602 people in 144 households**, the 26th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 602people (2011)
- 144households
- 54.4%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Tarapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code274029

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

## How far is Tarapara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)80 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 Tarapara?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Tarapara; 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 · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahendraganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Tarapara

Of every 100 households in Tarapara in 2011, 25 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tarapara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**4%

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

**31%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****34%**

**33%

Television ****13%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**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 Tarapara?

■ Tarapara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**980

Working population ****55.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 39.1% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (10%) · **■** Marginal 152 (46%)

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

- Chelapara636 people
- Dhoromchas629 people
- kulupara622 people
- Kamampara619 people
- Dorgapara588 people
- Chapahati III584 people
- Bagicha579 people
- Magurmari579 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tarapara?794001
- How far is Tarapara from Tura?80 km by road
- What is the population of Tarapara?602 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarapara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Tarapara?54.4% (Census 2011)