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About Ghegapara Village

Ghegapara is a mid sized village in Zikzak tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,050, made up of 527 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghegapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghegapara village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Zikzak
Pincode 794001
Population 1,050
Male Population 527
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghegapara compares

By the 2011 count Ghegapara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 347 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Ghegapara

Ghegapara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghegapara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghegapara from other places

Ghegapara lies about 37 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Dhubri, about 80 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 Ghegapara
Tehsil headquarters Zikzak 15 km
Nearest town Mankāchar 30 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 37 km
Nearest railway station Dhubri 80 km

Villages closest to Ghegapara

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 Ghegapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghegapara village had a population of 1,050. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 347 residents.

Ghegapara village has 527 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghegapara has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Ghegapara is Dhubri, about 80 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghegapara.

Ghegapara is about 37 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.

Ghegapara is in Zikzak tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Zikzak is about 15 km away. Mankāchar is about 30 km away. West Garo Hills is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zikzak (15 km), Mahendraganj Bazar (17 km) and Digligre (20 km).

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

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