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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Pechua

Pechua is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **222 people in 41 households**, the 218th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 222people (2011)
- 41households
- 80.0%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Pechua PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code273011

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

## How far is Pechua from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)40 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)40 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 Pechua?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Pechua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Simbukhalgre
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Selsella
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Pechua

Of every 100 households in Pechua in 2011, 32 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pechua · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**44%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****20%**

**24%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**43%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Pechua?

■ Pechua · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1312**

**976

Working population ****35.6%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 78.7% for women. 50% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (15%) · **■** Other work 9 (11%) · **■** Marginal 21 (27%)

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

- Chamaguri224 people
- Boldakgre223 people
- Chismokgre223 people
- Goalgaon223 people
- Sapalguri221 people
- Chibokgre219 people
- Babilgre218 people
- Gopalthan218 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pechua?794105
- How far is Pechua from Tura?40 km by road
- What is the population of Pechua?222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pechua in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Pechua?80.0% (Census 2011)