# Sidakandi Village, Selsella, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/selsella/sidakandi/ Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills # Sidakandi Sidakandi is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **2,413 people in 479 households**, the 10th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%. - 2,413people (2011) - 479households - 39.8%literacy - 794104PIN code ## Sidakandi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sidakandi is 794104.** Sidakandi falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code794104 - Community development blockSelsella - Census village code272844 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sidakandi from nearby towns? - Selsella (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Tura (district HQ)86 km by road - Dhubri (nearest town)20 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 Sidakandi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sidakandi; 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · New Bhaitbari - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · New 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, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Sidakandi Of every 100 households in Sidakandi in 2011, 31 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sidakandi · ■ Selsella rural average Electricity for lighting ****31%** **38% Toilet within the home ****51%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **44% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **96% Use banking services ****36%** **24% Television ****12%** **20% Mobile phone ****21%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **43% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sidakandi? ■ Sidakandi · ■ Selsella rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****39.8%** **55.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1163** **976 Working population ****26.6%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 42.1% for men and 37.7% for women. 45% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 167 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 262 (41%) · **■** Marginal 74 (12%) 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 - Bangalkata2,860 people - Pushkanipara2,775 people - Lower Phulbari2,609 people - Chibinang2,583 people - Bhangarpar2,412 people - Pathorkata2,382 people - Hallidayganj2,375 people - Broshibanda2,286 people [All 361 villages in Selsella](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/selsella/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sidakandi?794104 - How far is Sidakandi from Tura?86 km by road - What is the population of Sidakandi?2,413 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sidakandi in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Sidakandi?39.8% (Census 2011)