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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Marok

Marok is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **404 people in 93 households**, the 113th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 404people (2011)
- 93households
- 48.0%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Marok PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272928

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

## How far is Marok from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)55 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)55 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 Marok?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Marok; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Holdibari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Marok

Of every 100 households in Marok in 2011, 28 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marok · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**36%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****2%**

**24%

Television ****15%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**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 Marok?

■ Marok · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**976

Working population ****71.5%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.7% for men and 40.7% for women. 74% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (18%) · **■** Other work 19 (7%) · **■** Marginal 192 (66%)

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

- Takimagre443 people
- Bhajamara436 people
- Matchinanggre426 people
- Damalgre407 people
- Khalpara403 people
- Khilbhoi401 people
- Rongadatgre401 people
- Rongranggiri400 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marok?794104
- How far is Marok from Tura?55 km by road
- What is the population of Marok?404 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marok in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Marok?48.0% (Census 2011)