# Chaklabasti Village, Shella Bholaganj – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Chaklabasti

Chaklabasti is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **262 people in 41 households**, the 55th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 262people (2011)
- 41households
- 64.8%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Chaklabasti PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278895

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

## How far is Chaklabasti from nearby towns?

- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)100 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)100 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 Chaklabasti?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chaklabasti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Chaklabasti

Of every 100 households in Chaklabasti in 2011, 67 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Chaklabasti · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**14%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**89%

Use banking services ****31%**

**30%

Television ****41%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**59%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chaklabasti?

■ Chaklabasti · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1476**

**953

Working population ****30.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 59.8% for women. 60% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (19%) · **■** Other work 35 (43%) · **■** Marginal 31 (38%)

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

- Mawkliaw269 people
- Sohkhmie267 people
- Umdohmawpud266 people
- Mawlatang265 people
- Saikarap262 people
- Wahkhim259 people
- Khahmalai258 people
- Mawryngkhong255 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 Chaklabasti?793112
- How far is Chaklabasti from Shillong?100 km by road
- What is the population of Chaklabasti?262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaklabasti in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Chaklabasti?64.8% (Census 2011)