# Balachanda Village, Selsella, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya) (2)

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Balachanda

Balachanda is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **240 people in 51 households**, the 199th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 240people (2011)
- 51households
- 65.9%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Balachanda PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272888

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

## How far is Balachanda from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)60 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)60 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 Balachanda?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Balachanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chokchokia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 18 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 Balachanda

Of every 100 households in Balachanda in 2011, 58 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balachanda · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**44%

Tap water ****6%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**24%

Television ****31%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**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 Balachanda?

■ Balachanda · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**976

Working population ****54.2%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 62.4% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (27%) · **■** Marginal 86 (66%)

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

- Nagnipara250 people
- Ronggrekgiri250 people
- Dalangsa248 people
- Rongkakgre241 people
- Tongtongpara239 people
- Wagopgre239 people
- Balma Rongmandi238 people
- Karaitolla238 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balachanda?794104
- How far is Balachanda from Tura?60 km by road
- What is the population of Balachanda?240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balachanda in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Balachanda?65.9% (Census 2011)