# Tharia Village, Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Tharia

Tharia is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793108**. The 2011 Census counted **145 people in 29 households**, the 78th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 145people (2011)
- 29households
- 70.6%literacy
- 793108PIN code

## Tharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tharia is 793108.** Tharia falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793108
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278851

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

## How far is Tharia from nearby towns?

- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)104 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)104 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 Tharia?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Tharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Tharia

Of every 100 households in Tharia in 2011, 58 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tharia · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****4%**

**30%

Television ****19%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****69%**

**59%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Tharia?

■ Tharia · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****510**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**953

Working population ****46.2%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 60.5% for women. 62% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (7%) · **■** Other work 53 (79%) · **■** Marginal 8 (12%)

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

- Umdud150 people
- Jasir148 people
- Ramsongkatenor148 people
- Lad Sohbar146 people
- Mawiong144 people
- Thangkharang138 people
- Nongriat136 people
- Laitduh135 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 Tharia?793108
- How far is Tharia from Shillong?104 km by road
- What is the population of Tharia?145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tharia in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Tharia?70.6% (Census 2011)