Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills
# Jigabari

Jigabari is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794104. The 2011 Census counted 302 people in 52 households, the 153rd largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.
- 302 people (2011)
- 52 households
- 88.9% literacy
- 794104 PIN code

## Jigabari PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jigabari is 794104. Jigabari falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 794104
- Community development block Selsella
- Census village code 272930

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jigabari from nearby towns?
- Selsella (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Tura (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Tura (nearest town) 65 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jigabari?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jigabari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Chokchokia
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rajabala
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Jigabari

Of every 100 households in Jigabari in 2011, 52 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jigabari · ■ Selsella rural average
- Electricity for lighting 52% 38%
- Toilet within the home 30% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 70% 44%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 23% 24%
- Television 27% 20%
- Mobile phone 27% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 43%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jigabari?

■ Jigabari · ■ Selsella rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.9% 55.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 961 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1130 976
- Working population 68.9% 36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 87.7% for women. 68% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 122 (59%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (3%) · ■ Marginal 77 (37%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Selsella
- Chamaguri 309 people
- Dabakgre 308 people
- Deldela 304 people
- Nishnipara 303 people
- Bhalukmari 300 people
- Gofuapara 299 people
- Chandrapathar 295 people
- Upper Sasatgre 295 people

All 361 villages in Selsella

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jigabari? 794104
- How far is Jigabari from Tura? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Jigabari? 302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jigabari in? West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Jigabari? 88.9% (Census 2011)

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