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About Ponchapara Village

Ponchapara 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 568, made up of 286 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponchapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponchapara village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Zikzak
Pincode 794001
Population 568
Male Population 286
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponchapara compares

By the 2011 count Ponchapara is the 32nd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above 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 Ponchapara

Ponchapara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ponchapara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pagolpara, Patelipara, Patijora and Paulpara. 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 Ponchapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponchapara village had a population of 568. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 347 residents.

Ponchapara village has 286 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponchapara has about 986 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 Ponchapara is 794001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ponchapara.

Ponchapara 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 Ponchapara today is likely to be higher.

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