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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Khetadhowa

Khetadhowa is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **608 people in 106 households**, the 79th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 608people (2011)
- 106households
- 53.8%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Khetadhowa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272811

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

## How far is Khetadhowa from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)70 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town)20 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 Khetadhowa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Khetadhowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhaitbari
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · New Bhaitbari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Khetadhowa

Of every 100 households in Khetadhowa in 2011, 44 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khetadhowa · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****39%**

**24%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**43%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Khetadhowa?

■ Khetadhowa · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**976

Working population ****28.3%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 46.8% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (9%) · **■** Other work 102 (59%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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

- Alokdia653 people
- Chokchakia636 people
- Milanpur632 people
- Bollonggre629 people
- Ujenggre603 people
- Mandagre601 people
- Nokatgre601 people
- Kalogaon592 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khetadhowa?794104
- How far is Khetadhowa from Tura?70 km by road
- What is the population of Khetadhowa?608 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khetadhowa in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Khetadhowa?53.8% (Census 2011)