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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Broshibanda

Broshibanda is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **2,286 people in 457 households**, the 14th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 2,286people (2011)
- 457households
- 34.8%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Broshibanda PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272771

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

## How far is Broshibanda from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)95 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town)8 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 Broshibanda?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bholarbitha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhaitbari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 20 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 Broshibanda

Of every 100 households in Broshibanda in 2011, 50 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Broshibanda · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**44%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****17%**

**24%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**43%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Broshibanda?

■ Broshibanda · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.8%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**976

Working population ****26.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.3% for men and 33.3% for women. 45% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 275 (45%) · **■** Marginal 166 (27%)

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

- Sidakandi2,413 people
- Bhangarpar2,412 people
- Pathorkata2,382 people
- Hallidayganj2,375 people
- Bholarbhita2,141 people
- Haripur2,039 people
- Paham2,037 people
- Old Bhaitbari1,943 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Broshibanda?794104
- How far is Broshibanda from Tura?95 km by road
- What is the population of Broshibanda?2,286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Broshibanda in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Broshibanda?34.8% (Census 2011)