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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Bhajamara

Bhajamara is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **436 people in 89 households**, the 110th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 436people (2011)
- 89households
- 40.0%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Bhajamara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272909

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

## How far is Bhajamara from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)62 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)62 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 Bhajamara?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Bhajamara; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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 watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Bhajamara

Of every 100 households in Bhajamara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhajamara · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**24%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**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 Bhajamara?

■ Bhajamara · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.0%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**976

Working population ****59.4%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.7% for men and 27.3% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (10%) · **■** Other work 66 (25%) · **■** Marginal 137 (53%)

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

- Bharalgaon450 people
- Chandakona448 people
- Balalgre443 people
- Takimagre443 people
- Matchinanggre426 people
- Damalgre407 people
- Marok404 people
- Khalpara403 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhajamara?794104
- How far is Bhajamara from Tura?62 km by road
- What is the population of Bhajamara?436 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhajamara in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bhajamara?40.0% (Census 2011)