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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Burirjhar

Burirjhar is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **1,256 people in 232 households**, the 33rd largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 1,256people (2011)
- 232households
- 39.8%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Burirjhar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272744

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

## How far is Burirjhar from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)56 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)81 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town)10 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 Burirjhar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Burirjhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikrikilla
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhubri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Burirjhar

Of every 100 households in Burirjhar in 2011, 12 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Burirjhar · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**44%

Tap water ****32%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****2%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**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 Burirjhar?

■ Burirjhar · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.8%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093**

**976

Working population ****26.5%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.8% for men and 36.5% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 242 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (16%) · **■** Marginal 17 (5%)

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

- Garobadha1,325 people
- Rajpur1,313 people
- Kalapani II1,309 people
- Rajabala1,269 people
- Gumaijhora1,205 people
- Pabomari1,167 people
- Patranga1,127 people
- Sakmal1,116 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Burirjhar?794104
- How far is Burirjhar from Tura?81 km by road
- What is the population of Burirjhar?1,256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Burirjhar in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Burirjhar?39.8% (Census 2011)