# Balalgre Village, Betasing, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Balalgre

Balalgre is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **201 people in 38 households**, the 143rd largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 201people (2011)
- 38households
- 74.1%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Balalgre PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balalgre is 794115.** Balalgre falls in Betasing sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273801

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

## How far is Balalgre from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)20 km by road
- Tura (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 Balalgre?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Balalgre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garobadha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Balalgre

Of every 100 households in Balalgre in 2011, 0 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balalgre · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**51%

Tap water ****92%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**26%

Television ****5%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Balalgre?

■ Balalgre · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**960

Working population ****33.3%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 63.6% for women. 38% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 21 (31%) · **■** Marginal 22 (33%)

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 Betasing

- Chipra Kama216 people
- Rangapani214 people
- Murikhati203 people
- Kasibil202 people
- Jolgaon201 people
- Bongpara Noket200 people
- Sagorkona199 people
- Badagre193 people

[All 204 villages in Betasing](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/betasing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balalgre?794115
- How far is Balalgre from Tura?20 km by road
- What is the population of Balalgre?201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balalgre in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Balalgre?74.1% (Census 2011)