Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills
# Alokdia

Alokdia is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794104. The 2011 Census counted 653 people in 122 households, the 75th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.
- 653 people (2011)
- 122 households
- 83.4% literacy
- 794104 PIN code

## Alokdia PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Alokdia is 794104. Alokdia falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 794104
- Community development block Selsella
- Census village code 272752

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

## How far is Alokdia from nearby towns?
- Selsella (sub-district HQ) 47 km by road
- Tura (district HQ) 88 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Alokdia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Alokdia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tikrikilla
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dhubri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 17 h summer · 22 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Alokdia

Of every 100 households in Alokdia in 2011, 16 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Alokdia · ■ Selsella rural average
- Electricity for lighting 16% 38%
- Toilet within the home 83% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 17% 44%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 9% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 20% 24%
- Television 17% 20%
- Mobile phone 48% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 5% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 24% 43%
- Own their home 97% 96%

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

## What is the population of Alokdia?

■ Alokdia · ■ Selsella rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.4% 55.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1060 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 931 976
- Working population 44.7% 36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 79.1% for women. 44% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 50 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 40 (14%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 32 (11%) · ■ Marginal 169 (58%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Selsella
- Paham Tilapara 682 people
- Balanggre 672 people
- Dolguri 671 people
- Upper Shyamnagar 666 people
- Chokchakia 636 people
- Milanpur 632 people
- Bollonggre 629 people
- Khetadhowa 608 people

All 361 villages in Selsella

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Alokdia? 794104
- How far is Alokdia from Tura? 88 km by road
- What is the population of Alokdia? 653 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alokdia in? West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Alokdia? 83.4% (Census 2011)

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