Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills # Bangalkata Bangalkata is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794104. The 2011 Census counted 2,860 people in 598 households, the 6th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%. - 2,860 people (2011) - 598 households - 54.0% literacy - 794104 PIN code ## Bangalkata PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bangalkata is 794104. Bangalkata falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 794104 - Community development block Selsella - Census village code 272765 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bangalkata from nearby towns? - Selsella (sub-district HQ) 44 km by road - Tura (district HQ) 93 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 Bangalkata? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Bangalkata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt · 3 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 3 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bholabitha - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhaitbari - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 20 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 Bangalkata Of every 100 households in Bangalkata in 2011, 48 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bangalkata · ■ Selsella rural average - Electricity for lighting 48% 38% - Toilet within the home 49% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 51% 44% - Tap water 1% 4% - Drinking water within premises 34% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 96% - Use banking services 28% 24% - Television 23% 20% - Mobile phone 46% 36% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 43% 43% - Own their home 93% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bangalkata? ■ Bangalkata · ■ Selsella rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.0% 55.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 934 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 900 976 - Working population 27.0% 36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.7% for men and 49.0% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 120 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 103 (13%) · ■ Household industry 25 (3%) · ■ Other work 443 (57%) · ■ Marginal 82 (11%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Selsella - Maulakandi 3,150 people - Kaimbatapara 3,147 people - Shyamding 3,117 people - Phershakandi 2,894 people - Pushkanipara 2,775 people - Lower Phulbari 2,609 people - Chibinang 2,583 people - Sidakandi 2,413 people All 361 villages in Selsella ## Other places named Bangalkata - Bangal Kata · Village, Chhaygaon, Kamrup · 146 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bangalkata? 794104 - How far is Bangalkata from Tura? 93 km by road - What is the population of Bangalkata? 2,860 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bangalkata in? West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Bangalkata? 54.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/selsella/bangalkata/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.