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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Patranga

Patranga is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **1,127 people in 223 households**, the 36th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 1,127people (2011)
- 223households
- 47.4%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Patranga PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272852

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

## How far is Patranga from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)65 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)65 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 Patranga?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Patranga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajabala
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bhatbari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Patranga

Of every 100 households in Patranga in 2011, 26 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patranga · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****29%**

**24%

Television ****17%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**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 Patranga?

■ Patranga · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.4%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**976

Working population ****33.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.3% for men and 45.5% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 63 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (23%) · **■** Other work 119 (31%) · **■** Marginal 110 (29%)

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

- Rajabala1,269 people
- Burirjhar1,256 people
- Gumaijhora1,205 people
- Pabomari1,167 people
- Sakmal1,116 people
- Nolbari1,108 people
- Sobribari1,102 people
- New Bhaitbari1,094 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Patranga?794104
- How far is Patranga from Tura?65 km by road
- What is the population of Patranga?1,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patranga in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Patranga?47.4% (Census 2011)