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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Shialkandi

Shialkandi is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **774 people in 150 households**, the 64th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 774people (2011)
- 150households
- 50.7%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Shialkandi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272804

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

## How far is Shialkandi from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)55 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town)14 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 Shialkandi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Shialkandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shyamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhubri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Shialkandi

Of every 100 households in Shialkandi in 2011, 24 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shialkandi · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**24%

Television ****10%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**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 Shialkandi?

■ Shialkandi · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****707**

**976

Working population ****26.9%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.9% for men and 47.5% for women. 44% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (9%) · **■** Other work 132 (63%) · **■** Marginal 30 (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

- Nongapara818 people
- Gandhimari800 people
- Gudibela797 people
- Bhotdoba775 people
- Selsella759 people
- Batabari756 people
- Rongsanggre732 people
- Soleartek727 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shialkandi?794104
- How far is Shialkandi from Tura?55 km by road
- What is the population of Shialkandi?774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shialkandi in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Shialkandi?50.7% (Census 2011)