Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills # Kandargaon Kandargaon is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794104. The 2011 Census counted 953 people in 188 households, the 48th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%. - 953 people (2011) - 188 households - 31.1% literacy - 794104 PIN code ## Kandargaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kandargaon is 794104. Kandargaon falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 794104 - Community development block Selsella - Census village code 272845 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kandargaon from nearby towns? - Selsella (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Tura (district HQ) 68 km by road - Tura (nearest town) 68 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kandargaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kandargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · New Bhaitbari - ○ Degree college under 5 km · New Bhaitbari - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 18 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 Kandargaon Of every 100 households in Kandargaon in 2011, 12 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kandargaon · ■ Selsella rural average - Electricity for lighting 12% 38% - Toilet within the home 66% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 34% 44% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 75% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96% - Use banking services 25% 24% - Television 4% 20% - Mobile phone 32% 36% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 60% 43% - Own their home 92% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kandargaon? ■ Kandargaon · ■ Selsella rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 31.1% 55.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1063 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1045 976 - Working population 30.0% 36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 36.3% for men and 26.2% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 19 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 39 (14%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 160 (56%) · ■ Marginal 64 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Selsella - Williampur 1,057 people - Gimegre 1,050 people - Galadigli 993 people - Gasbari 972 people - Askigandi 944 people - Simbukholgre 940 people - Balachanda 933 people - Majhipara 918 people All 361 villages in Selsella ## Other places named Kandargaon - Kandargaon · Village, Kudal, Sindhudurg · 338 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandargaon? 794104 - How far is Kandargaon from Tura? 68 km by road - What is the population of Kandargaon? 953 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandargaon in? West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Kandargaon? 31.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/selsella/kandargaon/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.