Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills
# Balujhora

Balujhora is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794104. The 2011 Census counted 583 people in 127 households, the 86th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.
- 583 people (2011)
- 127 households
- 51.0% literacy
- 794104 PIN code

## Balujhora PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Balujhora is 794104. Balujhora falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 794104
- Community development block Selsella
- Census village code 272806

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

## How far is Balujhora from nearby towns?
- Selsella (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Tura (district HQ) 57 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town) 17 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Balujhora?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Balujhora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shyamnagar
- ○ Degree college 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 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 13 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 Balujhora

Of every 100 households in Balujhora in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balujhora · ■ Selsella rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 38%
- Toilet within the home 12% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 44%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 59% 24%
- Television 4% 20%
- Mobile phone 38% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 43% 43%
- Own their home 100% 96%

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

## What is the population of Balujhora?

■ Balujhora · ■ Selsella rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.0% 55.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 950 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 981 976
- Working population 29.2% 36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.5% for men and 46.4% for women. 44% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 88 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (3%) · ■ Other work 69 (41%) · ■ Marginal 8 (5%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Selsella
- Nokatgre 601 people
- Kalogaon 592 people
- Dalupara 587 people
- Nengkalpara 587 people
- Baghmara 581 people
- Holdibari 577 people
- Rochonpara 560 people
- Ganglanggre 558 people

All 361 villages in Selsella

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Balujhora? 794104
- How far is Balujhora from Tura? 57 km by road
- What is the population of Balujhora? 583 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balujhora in? West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Balujhora? 51.0% (Census 2011)

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