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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Chandakona

Chandakona is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **448 people in 91 households**, the 107th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 448people (2011)
- 91households
- 71.8%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Chandakona PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272889

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

## How far is Chandakona from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)63 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)63 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 Chandakona?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chandakona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chokchokia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Chandakona

Of every 100 households in Chandakona in 2011, 7 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandakona · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**44%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**24%

Television ****7%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**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 Chandakona?

■ Chandakona · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**976

Working population ****50.2%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 65.6% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (39%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Bolsalgre469 people
- Okkanggre458 people
- Baklagre454 people
- Bharalgaon450 people
- Balalgre443 people
- Takimagre443 people
- Bhajamara436 people
- Matchinanggre426 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chandakona?794104
- How far is Chandakona from Tura?63 km by road
- What is the population of Chandakona?448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandakona in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Chandakona?71.8% (Census 2011)