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About Melapara Village

Melapara is a small village in Zikzak tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 61 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 639 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melapara village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Zikzak
Pincode 794001
Population 100
Male Population 61
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 639
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Melapara compares

By the 2011 count Melapara is the 195th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 347 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Melapara

Melapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Melapara as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Marengpara, Matrongkolgre, Megapgre and Mekdual. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Melapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Melapara village had a population of 100. That makes it the 195th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 347 residents.

Melapara village has 61 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melapara has about 639 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

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

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

The census record for Melapara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Melapara.

Melapara is in Zikzak tehsil of West Garo Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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