Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills
# Old Bhaitbari

Old Bhaitbari is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794104. The 2011 Census counted 1,943 people in 338 households, the 18th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.
- 1,943 people (2011)
- 338 households
- 35.5% literacy
- 794104 PIN code

## Old Bhaitbari PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Old Bhaitbari is 794104. Old Bhaitbari falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 794104
- Community development block Selsella
- Census village code 272820

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Old Bhaitbari from nearby towns?
- Selsella (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road
- Tura (district HQ) 71 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town) 17 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Old Bhaitbari?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Old Bhaitbari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · New Bhaitbari
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Old Bhaitbari

Of every 100 households in Old Bhaitbari in 2011, 63 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Old Bhaitbari · ■ Selsella rural average
- Electricity for lighting 63% 38%
- Toilet within the home 25% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 74% 44%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 66% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 18% 24%
- Television 14% 20%
- Mobile phone 21% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 60% 43%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Old Bhaitbari?

■ Old Bhaitbari · ■ Selsella rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 35.5% 55.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 977 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 944 976
- Working population 29.4% 36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.0% for men and 31.9% for women. 45% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 122 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 43 (8%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 258 (45%) · ■ Marginal 144 (25%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Selsella
- Broshibanda 2,286 people
- Bholarbhita 2,141 people
- Haripur 2,039 people
- Paham 2,037 people
- Magurmari 1,937 people
- Namabilla 1,794 people
- Silkata 1,708 people
- Haribhanga 1,661 people

All 361 villages in Selsella

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Old Bhaitbari? 794104
- How far is Old Bhaitbari from Tura? 71 km by road
- What is the population of Old Bhaitbari? 1,943 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Old Bhaitbari in? West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Old Bhaitbari? 35.5% (Census 2011)

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