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About Bengdapara Village

Bengdapara is a small village in Zikzak tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 130 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bengdapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bengdapara village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Zikzak
Pincode 794001
Population 260
Male Population 130
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Bengdapara compares

By the 2011 count Bengdapara is the 117th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 347 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bengdapara

Bengdapara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bengdapara 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 Bengdapara from other places

Bengdapara 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 Bengdapara
Nearest town Tura 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Zikzak 34 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 42 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 88 km

Villages closest to Bengdapara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Zikzak 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 Bengdapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bengdapara village had a population of 260. That makes it the 117th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 347 residents.

Bengdapara village has 130 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bengdapara has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bengdapara is 794001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bengdapara falls under Zikzak tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Bengdapara 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 Bengdapara.

Bengdapara 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.

Bengdapara is in Zikzak tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Tura is about 32 km away. Zikzak is about 34 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 Ghegapara (20 km), Daspara (31 km) and Kalaicher Bazar (32 km).

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

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