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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Phershakandi

Phershakandi is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **2,894 people in 556 households**, the 5th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 2,894people (2011)
- 556households
- 32.9%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Phershakandi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272850

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

## How far is Phershakandi from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)66 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town)22 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 Phershakandi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Phershakandi; 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 · Bhaitbari
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bhaitbari
- ○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 watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Phershakandi

Of every 100 households in Phershakandi in 2011, 42 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Phershakandi · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**44%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**24%

Television ****9%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**43%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Phershakandi?

■ Phershakandi · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.9%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**976

Working population ****25.5%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.8% for men and 27.9% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 202 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (10%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 353 (48%) · **■** Marginal 107 (14%)

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

- Charbatapara3,484 people
- Maulakandi3,150 people
- Kaimbatapara3,147 people
- Shyamding3,117 people
- Bangalkata2,860 people
- Pushkanipara2,775 people
- Lower Phulbari2,609 people
- Chibinang2,583 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Phershakandi?794104
- How far is Phershakandi from Tura?66 km by road
- What is the population of Phershakandi?2,894 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phershakandi in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Phershakandi?32.9% (Census 2011)