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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Silkata

Silkata is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **1,708 people in 358 households**, the 21st largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 1,708people (2011)
- 358households
- 24.3%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Silkata PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272848

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

## How far is Silkata from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)70 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)70 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 Silkata?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Silkata; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajabala
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhaitbari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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)12 h summer · 12 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 Silkata

Of every 100 households in Silkata in 2011, 21 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silkata · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****10%**

**24%

Television ****5%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**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 Silkata?

■ Silkata · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.3%**

**55.4%

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

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**976

Working population ****27.2%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.3% for men and 19.4% for women. 43% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 210 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (19%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (6%) · **■** Marginal 134 (29%)

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

- Paham2,037 people
- Old Bhaitbari1,943 people
- Magurmari1,937 people
- Namabilla1,794 people
- Haribhanga1,661 people
- Goramura1,598 people
- Belbari1,562 people
- Kasharipara1,512 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silkata?794104
- How far is Silkata from Tura?70 km by road
- What is the population of Silkata?1,708 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silkata in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Silkata?24.3% (Census 2011)