# Matchok Chiring Village, Selsella, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Matchok Chiring

Matchok Chiring is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **91 people in 14 households**, the 312th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 91people (2011)
- 14households
- 27.3%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Matchok Chiring PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Matchok Chiring is 794105.** Matchok Chiring falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code273006

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

## How far is Matchok Chiring from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)27 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)27 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 Matchok Chiring?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Matchok Chiring; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Matchok Chiring

Of every 100 households in Matchok Chiring in 2011, 100 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matchok Chiring · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**44%

Tap water ****8%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****46%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Matchok Chiring?

■ Matchok Chiring · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.3%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**976

Working population ****48.4%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.7% for men and 19.4% for women. 48% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 23 (52%) · **■** Other work 5 (11%) · **■** Marginal 16 (36%)

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

- Wanokgiri107 people
- Gandhipara105 people
- Simoksongital103 people
- Ghulipara94 people
- Golagre90 people
- Chiranggre88 people
- Arigre84 people
- Rongchigre84 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matchok Chiring?794105
- How far is Matchok Chiring from Tura?27 km by road
- What is the population of Matchok Chiring?91 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matchok Chiring in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Matchok Chiring?27.3% (Census 2011)