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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Dewankata

Dewankata is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **393 people in 77 households**, the 120th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 393people (2011)
- 77households
- 78.4%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Dewankata PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272764

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

## How far is Dewankata from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 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 Dewankata?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dewankata; 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 school5–10 km · Phulbari
- ○Degree college10+ km · New Bhaitbari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells 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 Dewankata

Of every 100 households in Dewankata in 2011, 72 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dewankata · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**96%

Use banking services ****53%**

**24%

Television ****33%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Dewankata?

■ Dewankata · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1171**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**976

Working population ****29.3%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 70.9% for women. 51% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 21 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (7%) · **■** Other work 86 (75%)

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

- Rongadatgre401 people
- Rongranggiri400 people
- Songkapara399 people
- Poradangga394 people
- Jeldupara392 people
- Bolbokgre379 people
- Dotoretgre379 people
- Dengasi376 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dewankata?794104
- How far is Dewankata from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Dewankata?393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewankata in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dewankata?78.4% (Census 2011)