# Malapara Village, Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Malapara

Malapara is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **293 people in 48 households**, the 79th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 293people (2011)
- 48households
- 93.3%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Malapara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malapara is 793120.** Malapara falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276358

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

## How far is Malapara from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)96 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)96 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 Malapara?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawthengkut
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 10 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.

## What is Malapara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, areca nut and banana**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Malapara

Of every 100 households in Malapara in 2011, 48 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Malapara · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**47%

Tap water ****16%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**15%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****9%**

**13%

Television ****43%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**45%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Malapara?

■ Malapara · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.3%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1203**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**940

Working population ****54.6%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 93.3% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 72 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 85 (53%)

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 Mawshynrut

- Umyiap299 people
- Maspara297 people
- Nongrynkew B296 people
- Porla Nongtrai294 people
- Swangre Hamegoan291 people
- Nongjaiaw289 people
- Wahthre287 people
- Nongmisei286 people

[All 328 villages in Mawshynrut](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malapara?793120
- How far is Malapara from Nongstoin?96 km by road
- What is the population of Malapara?293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malapara in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Malapara?93.3% (Census 2011)