# Aigarh Village, Selsella, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Aigarh

Aigarh is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **226 people in 46 households**, the 211th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 226people (2011)
- 46households
- 74.9%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Aigarh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Aigarh is 794104.** Aigarh falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272882

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

## How far is Aigarh from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)62 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)62 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 Aigarh?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chokchokia
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajabala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○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 market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Aigarh

Of every 100 households in Aigarh in 2011, 72 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Aigarh · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**38%

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

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**24%

Television ****21%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**43%

Own their home ****87%**

**96%

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 Aigarh?

■ Aigarh · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**976

Working population ****58.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 66.3% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 78 (59%) · **■** Household industry 9 (7%) · **■** Other work 24 (18%) · **■** Marginal 22 (17%)

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 Selsella

- Chibongagre233 people
- Kalapani232 people
- Galwangre230 people
- Kalchengpara230 people
- Bolchugre226 people
- Rongramgre225 people
- Chamaguri224 people
- Boldakgre223 people

[All 361 villages in Selsella](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/selsella/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Aigarh?794104
- How far is Aigarh from Tura?62 km by road
- What is the population of Aigarh?226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aigarh in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Aigarh?74.9% (Census 2011)