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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Walkamgiri

Walkamgiri is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **21 people in 3 households**, the 346th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 21people (2011)
- 3households
- 82.4%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Walkamgiri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Walkamgiri is 794105.** Walkamgiri falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code273001

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

## How far is Walkamgiri from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)68 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)68 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 Walkamgiri?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Walkamgiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rongchigre
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Selsella
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Walkamgiri

Of every 100 households in Walkamgiri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Walkamgiri · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****67%**

**24%

Television ****33%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Walkamgiri?

■ Walkamgiri · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**976

Working population ****28.6%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 75.0% for women. 27% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 5 (83%) · **■** Other work 1 (17%)

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

- Charamgre51 people
- Samandagiri47 people
- Golamati42 people
- Matkolgre32 people
- Agitchakgiri15 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Walkamgiri?794105
- How far is Walkamgiri from Tura?68 km by road
- What is the population of Walkamgiri?21 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Walkamgiri in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Walkamgiri?82.4% (Census 2011)