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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Goalgaon

Goalgaon is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **223 people in 54 households**, the 217th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 223people (2011)
- 54households
- 70.6%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Goalgaon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272839

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

## How far is Goalgaon from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)58 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town)15 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 Goalgaon?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gimegre
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhubri
- ○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
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Goalgaon

Of every 100 households in Goalgaon in 2011, 71 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Goalgaon · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****31%**

**24%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**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 Goalgaon?

■ Goalgaon · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**976

Working population ****49.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 67.0% for women. 55% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (21%) · **■** Marginal 80 (72%)

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

- Rongramgre225 people
- Chamaguri224 people
- Boldakgre223 people
- Chismokgre223 people
- Pechua222 people
- Sapalguri221 people
- Chibokgre219 people
- Babilgre218 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Goalgaon?794104
- How far is Goalgaon from Tura?58 km by road
- What is the population of Goalgaon?223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goalgaon in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Goalgaon?70.6% (Census 2011)