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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Skagre

Skagre is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **430 people in 82 households**, the 63rd largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 430people (2011)
- 82households
- 42.6%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Skagre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273701

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

## How far is Skagre from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)60 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)60 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 Skagre?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Skagre; 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 school10+ km · Betasing
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Skagre

Of every 100 households in Skagre in 2011, 4 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Skagre · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**51%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****18%**

**26%

Television ****7%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****60%**

**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 Skagre?

■ Skagre · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.6%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1571**

**960

Working population ****44.2%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.2% for men and 29.8% for women. 44% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 52 (27%)

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

- Kebolpara453 people
- Jelbongpara448 people
- Samati448 people
- Bolsalgre437 people
- Arenggre426 people
- Bangre425 people
- Chiringpara425 people
- Borkona424 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Skagre?794115
- How far is Skagre from Tura?60 km by road
- What is the population of Skagre?430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Skagre in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Skagre?42.6% (Census 2011)