# Bholaganj Village, Shella Bholaganj – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Bholaganj

Bholaganj is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **1,225 people in 232 households**, the 4th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 1,225people (2011)
- 232households
- 65.1%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Bholaganj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bholaganj is 793112.** Bholaganj falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278873

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bholaganj from nearby towns?

- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)101 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)101 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bholaganj?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bholaganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sohra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Bholaganj

Of every 100 households in Bholaganj in 2011, 63 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Bholaganj · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**77%

Tap water ****4%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**89%

Use banking services ****50%**

**30%

Television ****32%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**59%

Own their home ****45%**

**81%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bholaganj?

■ Bholaganj · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**953

Working population ****30.2%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 58.4% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 336 (91%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Shella Bholaganj

- Laitryngew3,313 people
- Kalatek1,769 people
- Umkhabaw1,359 people
- Mawmluh1,152 people
- Dalia1,093 people
- Sohbar1,072 people
- Khahumrin824 people

[All 139 villages in Shella Bholaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/shella-bholaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bholaganj?793112
- How far is Bholaganj from Shillong?101 km by road
- What is the population of Bholaganj?1,225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bholaganj in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bholaganj?65.1% (Census 2011)