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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Gofuapara

Gofuapara is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **299 people in 63 households**, the 155th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 299people (2011)
- 63households
- 41.9%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Gofuapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272756

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

## How far is Gofuapara from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)88 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town)12 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 Gofuapara?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gofuapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chibinang
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bholarbitha
- ○Degree college10+ km · New Bhaitbari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Gofuapara

Of every 100 households in Gofuapara in 2011, 24 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gofuapara · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**36%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****10%**

**24%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**43%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gofuapara?

■ Gofuapara · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.9%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1121**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**976

Working population ****28.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.7% for men and 33.1% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 22 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (69%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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

- Deldela304 people
- Nishnipara303 people
- Jigabari302 people
- Bhalukmari300 people
- Chandrapathar295 people
- Upper Sasatgre295 people
- Kamilapara294 people
- Damjonggre292 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gofuapara?794104
- How far is Gofuapara from Tura?88 km by road
- What is the population of Gofuapara?299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gofuapara in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Gofuapara?41.9% (Census 2011)