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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Ballonggre

Ballonggre is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **228 people in 41 households**, the 133rd largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 228people (2011)
- 41households
- 77.5%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Ballonggre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273792

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

## How far is Ballonggre from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)8 km by road
- Tura (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 Ballonggre?

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Ballonggre

Of every 100 households in Ballonggre in 2011, 82 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ballonggre · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**51%

Tap water ****22%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**99%

Use banking services ****32%**

**26%

Television ****48%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ballonggre?

■ Ballonggre · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1875**

**960

Working population ****42.1%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 66.7% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (50%) · **■** Other work 22 (23%) · **■** Marginal 11 (11%)

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

- Belbupara234 people
- Jolgaon Songsarek234 people
- Talbari232 people
- Bollonggre230 people
- Deokashra225 people
- Amjana Korkora224 people
- Purasingga221 people
- Ulubari220 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ballonggre?794115
- How far is Ballonggre from Tura?8 km by road
- What is the population of Ballonggre?228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ballonggre in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Ballonggre?77.5% (Census 2011)