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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Masalgre

Masalgre is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **409 people in 77 households**, the 71st largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 409people (2011)
- 77households
- 65.5%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Masalgre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273684

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

## How far is Masalgre from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)38 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)38 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 Masalgre?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Masalgre; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garobadha
- ○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 watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Masalgre

Of every 100 households in Masalgre in 2011, 46 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masalgre · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**51%

Tap water ****13%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****33%**

**26%

Television ****26%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**34%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Masalgre?

■ Masalgre · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1141**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1394**

**960

Working population ****52.6%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 58.7% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (27%) · **■** Household industry 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 35 (16%) · **■** Marginal 15 (7%)

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

- Borkona424 people
- Sulguri A424 people
- Bangkapara416 people
- Rongsang Songma415 people
- Rerapara409 people
- Rongbakgre406 people
- Asinagre402 people
- Malchapara402 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Masalgre?794115
- How far is Masalgre from Tura?38 km by road
- What is the population of Masalgre?409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masalgre in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Masalgre?65.5% (Census 2011)