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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Gandhimari

Gandhimari is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **800 people in 134 households**, the 61st largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 800people (2011)
- 134households
- 50.4%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Gandhimari PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272747

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

## How far is Gandhimari from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)89 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 Gandhimari?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikrikilla
- ○Degree college10+ km · New Bhaitbari
- ○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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 18 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 Gandhimari

Of every 100 households in Gandhimari in 2011, 15 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandhimari · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****4%**

**24%

Television ****4%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**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 Gandhimari?

■ Gandhimari · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**976

Working population ****22.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.0% for men and 47.6% for women. 41% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (13%) · **■** Marginal 11 (6%)

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

- Bangsidua854 people
- Singwilgre836 people
- Noyagaon I835 people
- Nongapara818 people
- Gudibela797 people
- Bhotdoba775 people
- Shialkandi774 people
- Selsella759 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandhimari?794104
- How far is Gandhimari from Tura?89 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhimari?800 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhimari in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhimari?50.4% (Census 2011)