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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Kalchengpara

Kalchengpara is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **230 people in 51 households**, the 210th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 230people (2011)
- 51households
- 29.9%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Kalchengpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272981

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

## How far is Kalchengpara from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)60 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)60 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 Kalchengpara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kalchengpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chinabatgre
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Holdibari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 16 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 Kalchengpara

Of every 100 households in Kalchengpara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalchengpara · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**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 ****10%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**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 Kalchengpara?

■ Kalchengpara · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.9%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**976

Working population ****78.7%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.4% for men and 30.7% for women. 78% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 60 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 50 (28%)

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

- Chamaguri236 people
- Chibongagre233 people
- Kalapani232 people
- Galwangre230 people
- Aigarh226 people
- Bolchugre226 people
- Rongramgre225 people
- Chamaguri224 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalchengpara?794105
- How far is Kalchengpara from Tura?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kalchengpara?230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalchengpara in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kalchengpara?29.9% (Census 2011)