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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Torangpara

Torangpara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **92 people in 17 households**, the 205th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 92people (2011)
- 17households
- 52.9%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Torangpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code274037

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

## How far is Torangpara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)55 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)89 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 Torangpara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Torangpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahendraganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Torangpara

Of every 100 households in Torangpara in 2011, 11 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Torangpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**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 ****39%**

**33%

Television ****0%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**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 Torangpara?

■ Torangpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****467**

**980

Working population ****53.3%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 44.4% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 28 (57%) · **■** Marginal 21 (43%)

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

- Kimdegre100 people
- Melapara100 people
- Bhoirakupi98 people
- Kisanpara92 people
- Dangsinpara89 people
- Kalaigaon Katabaripara89 people
- Katuli89 people
- Malipara89 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Torangpara?794001
- How far is Torangpara from Tura?55 km by road
- What is the population of Torangpara?92 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Torangpara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Torangpara?52.9% (Census 2011)