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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Goramura

Goramura is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,598 people in 276 households**, the 23rd largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 1,598people (2011)
- 276households
- 78.6%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Goramura PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code273080

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

## How far is Goramura from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)30 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)30 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 Goramura?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Goramura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Goramura

Of every 100 households in Goramura in 2011, 64 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Goramura · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**44%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****48%**

**24%

Television ****47%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Goramura?

■ Goramura · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1180**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**976

Working population ****54.6%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 76.9% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 281 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 308 (35%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (10%) · **■** Marginal 195 (22%)

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

- Magurmari1,937 people
- Namabilla1,794 people
- Silkata1,708 people
- Haribhanga1,661 people
- Belbari1,562 people
- Kasharipara1,512 people
- Garodubi1,508 people
- Madhupara1,431 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Goramura?794105
- How far is Goramura from Tura?30 km by road
- What is the population of Goramura?1,598 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goramura in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Goramura?78.6% (Census 2011)