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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Dalangsa

Dalangsa is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **248 people in 46 households**, the 197th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 248people (2011)
- 46households
- 59.2%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Dalangsa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272921

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

## How far is Dalangsa from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)51 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)51 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 Dalangsa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dalangsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Khalpara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Haldibari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 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 Dalangsa

Of every 100 households in Dalangsa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dalangsa · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****22%**

**24%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**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 Dalangsa?

■ Dalangsa · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**976

Working population ****52.4%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 45.8% for women. 50% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 35 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 28 (22%) · **■** Marginal 62 (48%)

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

- Salbilla I252 people
- Diglapara250 people
- Nagnipara250 people
- Ronggrekgiri250 people
- Rongkakgre241 people
- Balachanda240 people
- Tongtongpara239 people
- Wagopgre239 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dalangsa?794104
- How far is Dalangsa from Tura?51 km by road
- What is the population of Dalangsa?248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dalangsa in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dalangsa?59.2% (Census 2011)