Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills # Kalatek Kalatek is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793112. The 2011 Census counted 1,769 people in 302 households, the 2nd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 1,769 people (2011) - 302 households - 43.9% literacy - 793112 PIN code ## Kalatek PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kalatek is 793112. Kalatek falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793112 - Community development block Shella Bholaganj - Census village code 278887 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kalatek from nearby towns? - Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ) 48 km by road - Shillong (district HQ) 98 km by road - Shillong (nearest town) 98 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kalatek? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Kalatek; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Sub post office In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sohra - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kalatek known for? The main crops are paddy. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kalatek Of every 100 households in Kalatek in 2011, 4 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kalatek · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 4% 64% - Toilet within the home 1% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 77% - Tap water 0% 47% - Drinking water within premises 23% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 89% - Use banking services 9% 30% - Television 4% 23% - Mobile phone 7% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 75% 59% - Own their home 100% 81% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kalatek? ■ Kalatek · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 43.9% 71.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 968 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1059 953 - Working population 38.2% 36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.2% for men and 38.3% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 107 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 110 (16%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 140 (21%) · ■ Marginal 317 (47%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shella Bholaganj - Laitryngew 3,313 people - Umkhabaw 1,359 people - Bholaganj 1,225 people - Mawmluh 1,152 people - Dalia 1,093 people All 139 villages in Shella Bholaganj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalatek? 793112 - How far is Kalatek from Shillong? 98 km by road - What is the population of Kalatek? 1,769 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalatek in? East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Kalatek? 43.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/shella-bholaganj/kalatek/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.