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About Barengapara Village

Barengapara is a mid sized village in Dalu tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 365 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barengapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barengapara village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Dalu
Pincode 794103
Population 693
Male Population 365
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barengapara compares

By the 2011 count Barengapara is the 15th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Barengapara

Barengapara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barengapara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barengapara from other places

Barengapara lies about 42 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 88 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barengapara
Tehsil headquarters Dalu 4.0 km
Nearest town Tura 32 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 42 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 88 km

Villages closest to Barengapara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dalu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Barengapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Barengapara village had a population of 693. That makes it the 15th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Barengapara village has 365 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barengapara has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Barengapara is 794103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barengapara falls under Dalu tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Barengapara is Mendipathar, about 88 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barengapara.

Barengapara is about 42 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barengapara is in Dalu tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Dalu is about 4.0 km away. Tura is about 32 km away. West Garo Hills is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bengpara (under 2 km), Thibapara (3.3 km) and Tibapara (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barengapara today is likely to be higher.

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