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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Kanchikona

Kanchikona is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **151 people in 40 households**, the 274th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 17.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 151people (2011)
- 40households
- 17.1%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Kanchikona PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code273090

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

## How far is Kanchikona from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)35 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)35 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 Kanchikona?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garobadha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Kanchikona

Of every 100 households in Kanchikona in 2011, 35 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanchikona · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**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 ****32%**

**24%

Television ****10%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Kanchikona?

■ Kanchikona · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****17.1%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**976

Working population ****37.1%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 17.7% for men and 16.4% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (14%) · **■** Household industry 5 (9%) · **■** Other work 23 (41%) · **■** 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

- Malijanggre157 people
- Gaoragre156 people
- Dumduma155 people
- Nekikona152 people
- Nayapara151 people
- Durapara149 people
- Daspara146 people
- Dijinggre146 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanchikona?794105
- How far is Kanchikona from Tura?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kanchikona?151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchikona in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchikona?17.1% (Census 2011)