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

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Salpara

Salpara is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **241 people in 42 households**, the 113th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 241people (2011)
- 42households
- 95.5%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Salpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276341

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

## How far is Salpara from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)92 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)92 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 Salpara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Salpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Salpara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, arecanut and banana**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Salpara

Of every 100 households in Salpara in 2011, 51 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Salpara · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**30%

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

**51%

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

**47%

Tap water ****39%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****22%**

**13%

Television ****51%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**45%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Salpara?

■ Salpara · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.5%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**940

Working population ****46.1%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 93.9% for women. 50% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (52%) · **■** Household industry 5 (5%) · **■** Other work 33 (30%) · **■** Marginal 15 (14%)

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

- Mawsmai247 people
- Agitchak245 people
- Umtap244 people
- Mawlan A241 people
- Mawtirang238 people
- Thangtngaw238 people
- Upper Rangsa235 people
- Iewjynru231 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salpara?793120
- How far is Salpara from Nongstoin?92 km by road
- What is the population of Salpara?241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salpara in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Salpara?95.5% (Census 2011)