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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Kashra

Kashra is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **239 people in 56 households**, the 127th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 239people (2011)
- 56households
- 45.2%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Kashra PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273623

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

## How far is Kashra from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)54 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)54 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 Kashra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kashra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Monabari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Kashra

Of every 100 households in Kashra in 2011, 29 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kashra · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****10%**

**26%

Television ****19%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Kashra?

■ Kashra · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.2%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**960

Working population ****61.5%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.7% for men and 42.7% for women. 59% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 58 (39%)

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

- Hajonggre255 people
- Morkona253 people
- Kongpara245 people
- Sonamite Ajrigre243 people
- Rongsang Abrenggre237 people
- Belbupara234 people
- Jolgaon Songsarek234 people
- Talbari232 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kashra?794115
- How far is Kashra from Tura?54 km by road
- What is the population of Kashra?239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kashra in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kashra?45.2% (Census 2011)