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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Korakona

Korakona is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **57 people in 11 households**, the 339th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 57people (2011)
- 11households
- 66.0%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Korakona PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272872

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

## How far is Korakona from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)70 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)68 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 Korakona?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Korakona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

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

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Korakona

Of every 100 households in Korakona in 2011, 46 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Korakona · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**24%

Television ****9%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**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 Korakona?

■ Korakona · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****781**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****6000**

**976

Working population ****80.7%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 63.2% for women. 84% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (33%) · **■** Other work 5 (11%) · **■** Marginal 26 (57%)

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

- Aronggiri60 people
- Menggopara59 people
- Songshamgiri59 people
- Chismokgre58 people
- Rangrigre57 people
- Jatihara52 people
- Charamgre51 people
- Samandagiri47 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Korakona?794104
- How far is Korakona from Tura?70 km by road
- What is the population of Korakona?57 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korakona in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Korakona?66.0% (Census 2011)