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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Kalapani

Kalapani is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **232 people in 49 households**, the 208th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 232people (2011)
- 49households
- 48.4%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Kalapani PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272769

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

## How far is Kalapani from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)90 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town)9 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 Kalapani?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kalapani; 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 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bholarbitha
- ○Degree college10+ km · New Bhaitbari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 20 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 Kalapani

Of every 100 households in Kalapani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalapani · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****8%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**43%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kalapani?

■ Kalapani · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**976

Working population ****23.7%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.8% for men and 40.0% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 9 (16%) · **■** Marginal 3 (5%)

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

- New Dengasi238 people
- Abisolagre237 people
- Chamaguri236 people
- Chibongagre233 people
- Galwangre230 people
- Kalchengpara230 people
- Aigarh226 people
- Bolchugre226 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalapani?794104
- How far is Kalapani from Tura?90 km by road
- What is the population of Kalapani?232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalapani in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kalapani?48.4% (Census 2011)