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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Tosildarpara

Tosildarpara is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **519 people in 128 households**, the 38th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 519people (2011)
- 128households
- 71.4%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Tosildarpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273997

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

## How far is Tosildarpara from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)82 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 Tosildarpara?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Tosildarpara; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 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
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Tosildarpara

Of every 100 households in Tosildarpara in 2011, 74 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tosildarpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**96%

Use banking services ****42%**

**33%

Television ****36%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**41%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Tosildarpara?

■ Tosildarpara · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1542**

**980

Working population ****24.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 67.8% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 43 (34%) · **■** Marginal 38 (30%)

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

- Bollonggiri-II542 people
- Nogorpara540 people
- Mothergaon535 people
- Garagre525 people
- Anangpara500 people
- Domapara494 people
- Phuljuri486 people
- Bidukura485 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tosildarpara?794001
- How far is Tosildarpara from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Tosildarpara?519 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tosildarpara in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Tosildarpara?71.4% (Census 2011)