Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills
# Karaitolla

Karaitolla is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794105. The 2011 Census counted 238 people in 50 households, the 203rd largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.
- 238 people (2011)
- 50 households
- 52.2% literacy
- 794105 PIN code

## Karaitolla PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Karaitolla is 794105. Karaitolla falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 794105
- Community development block Selsella
- Census village code 273086

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Karaitolla from nearby towns?
- Selsella (sub-district HQ) 25 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.

## What facilities are there in Karaitolla?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Harigaon
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Garobadha
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 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 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Karaitolla

Of every 100 households in Karaitolla in 2011, 22 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karaitolla · ■ Selsella rural average
- Electricity for lighting 22% 38%
- Toilet within the home 6% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 44%
- Tap water 2% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 35% 24%
- Television 12% 20%
- Mobile phone 16% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 63% 43%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Karaitolla?

■ Karaitolla · ■ Selsella rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.2% 55.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1106 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1417 976
- Working population 29.0% 36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 41.7% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 4 (6%) · ■ Marginal 63 (91%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Selsella
- Balachanda 240 people
- Tongtongpara 239 people
- Wagopgre 239 people
- Balma Rongmandi 238 people
- New Dengasi 238 people
- Abisolagre 237 people
- Chamaguri 236 people
- Chibongagre 233 people

All 361 villages in Selsella

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Karaitolla? 794105
- How far is Karaitolla from Tura? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Karaitolla? 238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaitolla in? West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Karaitolla? 52.2% (Census 2011)

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