# Kurikhal Village, Shella Bholaganj – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Kurikhal

Kurikhal is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 26 households**, the 72nd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 158people (2011)
- 26households
- 50.8%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Kurikhal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278894

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

## How far is Kurikhal from nearby towns?

- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)44 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)97 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)97 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 Kurikhal?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Kurikhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dharambasti
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Kurikhal

Of every 100 households in Kurikhal in 2011, 65 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurikhal · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**77%

Tap water ****4%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****35%**

**30%

Television ****15%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****77%**

**59%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kurikhal?

■ Kurikhal · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****775**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**953

Working population ****27.8%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.6% for men and 44.6% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (16%) · **■** Other work 33 (75%) · **■** Marginal 3 (7%)

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

- Mawshamok183 people
- Shnongkawar180 people
- Wahkrem177 people
- Tyrngei171 people
- Rumnong156 people
- Umdud150 people
- Jasir148 people
- Ramsongkatenor148 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 Kurikhal?793112
- How far is Kurikhal from Shillong?97 km by road
- What is the population of Kurikhal?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurikhal in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kurikhal?50.8% (Census 2011)