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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Sapalguri

Sapalguri is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **221 people in 58 households**, the 219th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 221people (2011)
- 58households
- 59.8%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Sapalguri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272879

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

## How far is Sapalguri from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)60 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)60 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 Sapalguri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sapalguri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajabala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Sapalguri

Of every 100 households in Sapalguri in 2011, 77 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sapalguri · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**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 Sapalguri?

■ Sapalguri · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**976

Working population ****38.5%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 51.0% for women. 64% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (14%) · **■** Other work 28 (33%) · **■** Marginal 21 (25%)

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

- Boldakgre223 people
- Chismokgre223 people
- Goalgaon223 people
- Pechua222 people
- Chibokgre219 people
- Babilgre218 people
- Gopalthan218 people
- Takitgre218 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sapalguri?794104
- How far is Sapalguri from Tura?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sapalguri?221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sapalguri in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sapalguri?59.8% (Census 2011)