Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills
# Pushkanipara

Pushkanipara is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794104. The 2011 Census counted 2,775 people in 559 households, the 7th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.
- 2,775 people (2011)
- 559 households
- 38.5% literacy
- 794104 PIN code

## Pushkanipara PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pushkanipara is 794104. Pushkanipara falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 794104
- Community development block Selsella
- Census village code 272759

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

## How far is Pushkanipara from nearby towns?
- Selsella (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road
- Tura (district HQ) 92 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pushkanipara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pushkanipara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 22 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 Pushkanipara

Of every 100 households in Pushkanipara in 2011, 36 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pushkanipara · ■ Selsella rural average
- Electricity for lighting 36% 38%
- Toilet within the home 56% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 44% 44%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 35% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 96%
- Use banking services 11% 24%
- Television 13% 20%
- Mobile phone 40% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 44% 43%
- Own their home 93% 96%

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

## What is the population of Pushkanipara?

■ Pushkanipara · ■ Selsella rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 38.5% 55.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 950 976
- Working population 27.9% 36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.4% for men and 35.6% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 46 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 42 (5%) · ■ Other work 569 (74%) · ■ Marginal 116 (15%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Selsella
- Kaimbatapara 3,147 people
- Shyamding 3,117 people
- Phershakandi 2,894 people
- Bangalkata 2,860 people
- Lower Phulbari 2,609 people
- Chibinang 2,583 people
- Sidakandi 2,413 people
- Bhangarpar 2,412 people

All 361 villages in Selsella

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pushkanipara? 794104
- How far is Pushkanipara from Tura? 92 km by road
- What is the population of Pushkanipara? 2,775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pushkanipara in? West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Pushkanipara? 38.5% (Census 2011)

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