Ponchapara, Zikzak

Ponchapara is a village located in the Zikzak Subdivision of South West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya. The village falls in Zikzak block. It belongs to Tura parliament constituency and Salmanpara assembly constituency.

As on November 2024, the current population of Ponchapara is 651 out of which 328 are males and rest 323 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 985 females per 1000 males. There are around 122 teenagers in Ponchapara. It has literacy rate of 44% which means around 284 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 644 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 109 households in Ponchapara, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 320. The pincode of Ponchapara is 794115 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Ampati Sub Post office
• Betsing Branch Post office
• Katuli Branch Post office
• Bandelkona Branch Post office
• Kalaichar Branch Post office

Schools

Ponchapara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Ponchapara Upper Primary School
• Zikzak Ambeng School
• Ponchapara Lower Primary School

Hospitals

Ponchapara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Watregre Sub-Center
• Kumligaon Sub-Center
• Godalgre Sub-Center
• Ampati Community Health Center
• Murchapani Sub-Center

Banks

Ponchapara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• State Bank of India Ampati
• State Bank of India Kalaichar