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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Bolsalgre

Bolsalgre is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **437 people in 62 households**, the 62nd largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 437people (2011)
- 62households
- 80.4%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Bolsalgre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273811

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

## How far is Bolsalgre from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)46 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 Bolsalgre?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bolsalgre; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Ampati
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ampati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Bolsalgre

Of every 100 households in Bolsalgre in 2011, 69 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bolsalgre · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**51%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****37%**

**26%

Television ****29%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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 Bolsalgre?

■ Bolsalgre · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**960

Working population ****31.4%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 78.1% for women. 33% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 115 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (9%) · **■** Marginal 8 (6%)

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

- Okkapara Apalgre454 people
- Kebolpara453 people
- Jelbongpara448 people
- Samati448 people
- Skagre430 people
- Arenggre426 people
- Bangre425 people
- Chiringpara425 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bolsalgre?794115
- How far is Bolsalgre from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Bolsalgre?437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bolsalgre in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bolsalgre?80.4% (Census 2011)