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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Purasingga

Purasingga is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **221 people in 37 households**, the 136th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 221people (2011)
- 37households
- 91.0%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Purasingga PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273714

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

## How far is Purasingga from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)44 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 Purasingga?

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Betasing
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○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
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Purasingga

Of every 100 households in Purasingga in 2011, 69 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purasingga · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**99%

Use banking services ****64%**

**26%

Television ****50%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Purasingga?

■ Purasingga · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**960

Working population ****39.4%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 89.7% for women. 39% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 59 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 25 (29%)

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

- Bollonggre230 people
- Ballonggre228 people
- Deokashra225 people
- Amjana Korkora224 people
- Ulubari220 people
- Gambagre219 people
- Chipra Kama216 people
- Rangapani214 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purasingga?794115
- How far is Purasingga from Tura?44 km by road
- What is the population of Purasingga?221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purasingga in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Purasingga?91.0% (Census 2011)