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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Gandhipara

Gandhipara is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **105 people in 25 households**, the 309th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 105people (2011)
- 25households
- 41.6%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Gandhipara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272827

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

## How far is Gandhipara from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)56 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town)16 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 Gandhipara?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gimegre
- ○Degree college10+ 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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)16 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 Gandhipara

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

■ Gandhipara · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****4%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****92%**

**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 Gandhipara?

■ Gandhipara · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.6%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****231**

**976

Working population ****29.5%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.3% for men and 31.1% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 5 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1 (3%)

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

- Sorkarpara109 people
- Kasimati108 people
- Mangchimgre107 people
- Wanokgiri107 people
- Simoksongital103 people
- Ghulipara94 people
- Matchok Chiring91 people
- Golagre90 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandhipara?794104
- How far is Gandhipara from Tura?56 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhipara?105 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhipara in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhipara?41.6% (Census 2011)