Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills
# Kalibari

Kalibari is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793112. The 2011 Census counted 674 people in 101 households, the 18th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.
- 674 people (2011)
- 101 households
- 66.4% literacy
- 793112 PIN code

## Kalibari PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kalibari is 793112. Kalibari falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793112
- Community development block Shella Bholaganj
- Census village code 278888

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kalibari from nearby towns?
- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ) 41 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ) 94 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town) 94 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kalibari?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kalibari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre 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 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 8 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 Kalibari known for?

The main crops are paddy and vegetable.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kalibari

Of every 100 households in Kalibari in 2011, 28 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalibari · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 28% 64%
- Toilet within the home 16% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 77%
- Tap water 0% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 89%
- Use banking services 0% 30%
- Television 12% 23%
- Mobile phone 0% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 0%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 85% 59%
- Own their home 98% 81%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kalibari?

■ Kalibari · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.4% 71.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 888 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 738 953
- Working population 26.3% 36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 57.0% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 30 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 30 (17%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 10 (6%) · ■ Marginal 106 (60%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shella Bholaganj
- Mawphu 695 people
- Dhorom 681 people
- Nayabasti 680 people
- Dhorombasti 679 people
- Mawthangsohkhyllung 660 people
- Umsaw 647 people
- Laitiam 641 people
- Ryngud 630 people

All 139 villages in Shella Bholaganj

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kalibari? 793112
- How far is Kalibari from Shillong? 94 km by road
- What is the population of Kalibari? 674 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalibari in? East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kalibari? 66.4% (Census 2011)

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