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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Benabazar

Benabazar is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **204 people in 46 households**, the 234th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 204people (2011)
- 46households
- 74.1%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Benabazar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code273056

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

## How far is Benabazar from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)35 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)35 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 Benabazar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Benabazar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Garobadha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Benabazar

Of every 100 households in Benabazar in 2011, 38 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benabazar · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****11%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Benabazar?

■ Benabazar · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**976

Working population ****55.9%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 63.0% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (25%) · **■** Other work 11 (10%) · **■** Marginal 67 (59%)

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

- Lower Chidinagre208 people
- Chaprabudi207 people
- Gimbidua206 people
- Dingrapara205 people
- Depagre204 people
- Ghatgre202 people
- Mongkakgre200 people
- Melagiri195 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benabazar?794105
- How far is Benabazar from Tura?35 km by road
- What is the population of Benabazar?204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benabazar in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Benabazar?74.1% (Census 2011)