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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Nirghini

Nirghini is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **742 people in 166 households**, the 14th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 742people (2011)
- 166households
- 73.0%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Nirghini PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273697

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

## How far is Nirghini from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)45 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)44 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 Nirghini?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malchapara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ampati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Nirghini

Of every 100 households in Nirghini in 2011, 72 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nirghini · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**51%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**99%

Use banking services ****18%**

**26%

Television ****46%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**34%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Nirghini?

■ Nirghini · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**960

Working population ****33.4%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 66.3% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (7%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 179 (72%) · **■** Marginal 44 (18%)

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

- Uppar Damalgre825 people
- Jaluagre810 people
- Joyfar800 people
- Rongramgre789 people
- Dengnakpara714 people
- Jamanggre714 people
- Tangabari714 people
- Boiragipara665 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nirghini?794115
- How far is Nirghini from Tura?45 km by road
- What is the population of Nirghini?742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nirghini in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nirghini?73.0% (Census 2011)