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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Nimaikata

Nimaikata is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **1,069 people in 218 households**, the 42nd largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 1,069people (2011)
- 218households
- 40.3%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Nimaikata PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272789

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

## How far is Nimaikata from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)75 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town)7 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 Nimaikata?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Nimaikata; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Phulbari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Phulbari
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Nimaikata

Of every 100 households in Nimaikata in 2011, 22 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nimaikata · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**38%

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

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****10%**

**24%

Television ****9%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**43%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Nimaikata?

■ Nimaikata · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.3%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**976

Working population ****26.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.6% for men and 38.9% for women. 45% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 122 (43%) · **■** Marginal 43 (15%)

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

- Nolbari1,108 people
- Sobribari1,102 people
- New Bhaitbari1,094 people
- Nayagaon1,074 people
- Lalmati1,066 people
- Williampur1,057 people
- Gimegre1,050 people
- Galadigli993 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nimaikata?794104
- How far is Nimaikata from Tura?75 km by road
- What is the population of Nimaikata?1,069 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nimaikata in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nimaikata?40.3% (Census 2011)