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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Andarkona

Andarkona is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **179 people in 45 households**, the 250th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 179people (2011)
- 45households
- 46.7%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Andarkona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Andarkona is 794105.** Andarkona falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code273093

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

## How far is Andarkona from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)35 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)30 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 Andarkona?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garobadha
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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.

## What is Andarkona known for?

The main crops are **paddy, potato and mustard**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Andarkona

Of every 100 households in Andarkona in 2011, 22 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Andarkona · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**44%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

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

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****41%**

**24%

Television ****22%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Andarkona?

■ Andarkona · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**976

Working population ****30.2%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.6% for men and 36.5% for women. 45% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (61%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Selsella

- Chambagre183 people
- Babetpara181 people
- Bollonggre180 people
- Ganchenggre180 people
- Domagitok179 people
- Mangrugiri178 people
- Kimbokgre177 people
- Mekmakgre176 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Andarkona?794105
- How far is Andarkona from Tura?35 km by road
- What is the population of Andarkona?179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andarkona in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Andarkona?46.7% (Census 2011)