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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Garobadha

Garobadha is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,325 people in 298 households**, the 29th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 1,325people (2011)
- 298households
- 92.0%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Garobadha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garobadha is 794105.** Garobadha falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code273079

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

## How far is Garobadha from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)31 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)31 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 Garobadha?

26 services counted by the Census are inside Garobadha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Garobadha

Of every 100 households in Garobadha in 2011, 92 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Garobadha · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**44%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**96%

Use banking services ****71%**

**24%

Television ****66%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**43%

Own their home ****71%**

**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 Garobadha?

■ Garobadha · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.0%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**976

Working population ****33.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 88.7% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 369 (82%) · **■** Marginal 33 (7%)

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

- Kasharipara1,512 people
- Garodubi1,508 people
- Madhupara1,431 people
- Morasuti1,424 people
- Rajpur1,313 people
- Kalapani II1,309 people
- Rajabala1,269 people
- Burirjhar1,256 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garobadha?794105
- How far is Garobadha from Tura?31 km by road
- What is the population of Garobadha?1,325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garobadha in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Garobadha?92.0% (Census 2011)
