# New Harigaon Village, Selsella, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# New Harigaon

New Harigaon is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **270 people in 50 households**, the 180th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 270people (2011)
- 50households
- 78.9%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## New Harigaon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code273096

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

## How far is New Harigaon from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)26 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)26 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 New Harigaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Chamaguri
- ○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
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 New Harigaon

Of every 100 households in New Harigaon in 2011, 29 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ New Harigaon · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****39%**

**24%

Television ****35%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**43%

Own their home ****57%**

**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 New Harigaon?

■ New Harigaon · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**55.4%

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

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**976

Working population ****31.9%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 66.4% for women. 44% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (26%) · **■** Marginal 37 (43%)

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

- Bandabok275 people
- Tikrindagre274 people
- Ramjonggre273 people
- Chokonggre270 people
- Upper Chidinagre270 people
- Upper Wadagokgre269 people
- Mronggre268 people
- Ambari266 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of New Harigaon?794105
- How far is New Harigaon from Tura?26 km by road
- What is the population of New Harigaon?270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is New Harigaon in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of New Harigaon?78.9% (Census 2011)