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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Jongnagiri

Jongnagiri is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **173 people in 35 households**, the 258th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 173people (2011)
- 35households
- 26.2%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Jongnagiri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272863

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

## How far is Jongnagiri from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)59 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)59 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 Jongnagiri?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Takima
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Betabari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Jongnagiri

Of every 100 households in Jongnagiri in 2011, 6 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jongnagiri · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**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 ****3%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**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 Jongnagiri?

■ Jongnagiri · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.2%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****802**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****621**

**976

Working population ****45.1%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 31.3% for men and 20.3% for women. 46% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 75 (96%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%)

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

- Mekmakgre176 people
- Amguri174 people
- Makagre174 people
- Boldokagiri173 people
- Megonggre172 people
- Sampalgre168 people
- Belbari167 people
- Rangmalgre167 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jongnagiri?794104
- How far is Jongnagiri from Tura?59 km by road
- What is the population of Jongnagiri?173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jongnagiri in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Jongnagiri?26.2% (Census 2011)