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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Melagiri

Melagiri is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **195 people in 37 households**, the 238th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 195people (2011)
- 37households
- 54.3%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Melagiri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272915

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

## How far is Melagiri from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)60 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)60 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 Melagiri?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Melagiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary 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

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 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
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Melagiri

Of every 100 households in Melagiri in 2011, 94 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melagiri · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**38%

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

**54%

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

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**24%

Television ****61%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Melagiri?

■ Melagiri · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**976

Working population ****45.6%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.9% for men and 54.7% for women. 44% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 7 (8%) · **■** Marginal 10 (11%)

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

- Benabazar204 people
- Depagre204 people
- Ghatgre202 people
- Mongkakgre200 people
- Salibhoi194 people
- Balal-Adugre190 people
- Rangtapara190 people
- Songjalgre190 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melagiri?794104
- How far is Melagiri from Tura?60 km by road
- What is the population of Melagiri?195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melagiri in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Melagiri?54.3% (Census 2011)