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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Gurigiri

Gurigiri is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **73 people in 18 households**, the 328th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 73people (2011)
- 18households
- 64.2%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Gurigiri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272919

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

## How far is Gurigiri from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)56 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)56 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 Gurigiri?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gurigiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chokchokia
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chokchokia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Gurigiri

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

■ Gurigiri · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**24%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**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 Gurigiri?

■ Gurigiri · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1355**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1857**

**976

Working population ****50.7%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 55.2% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (30%) · **■** Other work 11 (30%)

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

- Matchokgre76 people
- Damjongnokat75 people
- Chinabatgre74 people
- Nepalgre74 people
- Rabhagre69 people
- Rongbandokgre67 people
- Tombolagre67 people
- Dowabok65 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gurigiri?794104
- How far is Gurigiri from Tura?56 km by road
- What is the population of Gurigiri?73 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurigiri in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Gurigiri?64.2% (Census 2011)