Balachanda, Selsella, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Balachanda


The village Balachanda is located in Selsella C.D.Block of West Garo Hills District in the State of Meghalaya in India. It comes under Selsella Community Development Block. The nearest town is Tura, which is about 61 kilometers away from Balachanda.

Travel and Communication for Balachanda


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Balachanda,
West Garo Hills,
Meghalaya, India
PIN - 794104

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balachanda


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Balachanda is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Balachanda is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Balachanda


As per available data from the year 2009, 933 persons live in 162 house holds in the village Balachanda. There are 474 female individuals and 459 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.8% and males constitute 49.2% of the total population.

There are 922 scheduled tribes persons of which 467 are females and 455 are males. Females constitute 50.65% and males constitute 49.35% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 98.82% of the total population.

Land and Natural Resources in Balachanda


Maps, reports and datasets of Balachanda on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Balachanda is 0 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Schools in Balachanda


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Balachanda.

There is a government primary school in the village Balachanda.

There is a government middle school in the village Balachanda.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Chokchokia, which is less than 5 kms away from Balachanda.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Chokchokia, which is less than 5 kms away from Balachanda.

Colleges in Balachanda


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Tura, which is more than 10 kms away from Balachanda.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Guwahati, which is more than 10 kms away from Balachanda.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Guwahati, which is more than 10 kms away from Balachanda.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Tura, which is more than 10 kms away from Balachanda.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Tura, which is more than 10 kms away from Balachanda.

Other Educational Facilities in Balachanda


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Tura, which is more than 10 kms away from Balachanda.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Tura, which is more than 10 kms away from Balachanda.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Tura, which is more than 10 kms away from Balachanda.

Healthcare Facilities in Balachanda


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Balachanda.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Balachanda.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Balachanda.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Balachanda.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Balachanda.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Balachanda.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Balachanda.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Balachanda.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Balachanda.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Balachanda.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Balachanda.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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