# Upper Shyamnagar, Selsella, West Garo Hills – Population

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Upper Shyamnagar

Upper Shyamnagar is a village in [Selsella](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/selsella/) sub-district of [West Garo Hills](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/) district, [Meghalaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/), PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **666 people in 128 households**, the 74th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 666people (2011)
- 128households
- 68.4%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Upper Shyamnagar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272778

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

## How far is Upper Shyamnagar from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)84 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town)8 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 Upper Shyamnagar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Upper Shyamnagar; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shyamnagar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shyamnagar
- ○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
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Upper Shyamnagar

Of every 100 households in Upper Shyamnagar in 2011, 83 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Upper Shyamnagar · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**44%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****33%**

**24%

Television ****43%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Upper Shyamnagar?

■ Upper Shyamnagar · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**976

Working population ****31.1%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 58.8% for women. 47% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (48%) · **■** Marginal 25 (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

- Salbila III701 people
- Paham Tilapara682 people
- Balanggre672 people
- Dolguri671 people
- Alokdia653 people
- Chokchakia636 people
- Milanpur632 people
- Bollonggre629 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Upper Shyamnagar?794104
- How far is Upper Shyamnagar from Tura?84 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Shyamnagar?666 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Shyamnagar in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Shyamnagar?68.4% (Census 2011)
