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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Pathorkata

Pathorkata is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **2,382 people in 408 households**, the 12th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 2,382people (2011)
- 408households
- 28.9%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Pathorkata PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272755

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

## How far is Pathorkata from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)54 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)76 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town)12 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 Pathorkata?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Pathorkata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bholarbhita
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhubri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Pathorkata

Of every 100 households in Pathorkata in 2011, 31 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pathorkata · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****2%**

**24%

Television ****4%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**43%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Pathorkata?

■ Pathorkata · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.9%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**976

Working population ****40.6%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 30.5% for men and 27.1% for women. 49% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 555 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (5%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 344 (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

- Lower Phulbari2,609 people
- Chibinang2,583 people
- Sidakandi2,413 people
- Bhangarpar2,412 people
- Hallidayganj2,375 people
- Broshibanda2,286 people
- Bholarbhita2,141 people
- Haripur2,039 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pathorkata?794104
- How far is Pathorkata from Tura?76 km by road
- What is the population of Pathorkata?2,382 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pathorkata in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Pathorkata?28.9% (Census 2011)