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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Harigaon

Harigaon is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **369 people in 83 households**, the 127th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 369people (2011)
- 83households
- 69.7%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Harigaon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code273095

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

## How far is Harigaon from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)26 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)26 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 Harigaon?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Harigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 19 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 Harigaon

Of every 100 households in Harigaon in 2011, 16 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harigaon · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**54%

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

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****25%**

**24%

Television ****21%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**43%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Harigaon?

■ Harigaon · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1183**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2286**

**976

Working population ****46.3%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 58.3% for women. 64% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (22%) · **■** Marginal 108 (63%)

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

- Dotoretgre379 people
- Dengasi376 people
- Kalupara372 people
- Rajangolla370 people
- Ronkholla365 people
- Dipkaigre363 people
- Wajadagre360 people
- Wakantagre360 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Harigaon?794105
- How far is Harigaon from Tura?26 km by road
- What is the population of Harigaon?369 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harigaon in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Harigaon?69.7% (Census 2011)