# Lower Damalgre Village, Betasing, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Lower Damalgre

Lower Damalgre is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **983 people in 173 households**, the 3rd largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 983people (2011)
- 173households
- 80.8%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Lower Damalgre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273765

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

## How far is Lower Damalgre from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)18 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)18 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 Lower Damalgre?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Lower Damalgre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- 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 Lower Damalgre

Of every 100 households in Lower Damalgre in 2011, 80 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Lower Damalgre · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**48%

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

**51%

Tap water ****58%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**14%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****28%**

**26%

Television ****39%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Lower Damalgre?

■ Lower Damalgre · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**960

Working population ****36.8%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 78.2% for women. 36% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 134 (37%) · **■** Marginal 55 (15%)

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

- Ampatigri1,401 people
- Sonamite1,016 people
- Chigitchakgre960 people
- Chengkompara944 people
- Rangatari936 people
- Ishakuri926 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lower Damalgre?794115
- How far is Lower Damalgre from Tura?18 km by road
- What is the population of Lower Damalgre?983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lower Damalgre in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lower Damalgre?80.8% (Census 2011)