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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Wakagre

Wakagre is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **169 people in 33 households**, the 163rd largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 169people (2011)
- 33households
- 73.4%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Wakagre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273759

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

## How far is Wakagre from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)16 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)16 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 Wakagre?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Wakagre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Wakagre

Of every 100 households in Wakagre in 2011, 85 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wakagre · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**51%

Tap water ****91%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****21%**

**26%

Television ****48%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**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 Wakagre?

■ Wakagre · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**960

Working population ****37.3%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 66.2% for women. 44% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (19%) · **■** Other work 15 (24%) · **■** Marginal 25 (40%)

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

- Anchenggre173 people
- Damdama171 people
- Rangsagre171 people
- Murchapani Koch170 people
- Salbari168 people
- Nepalgre165 people
- Mokapara162 people
- Bollonggre160 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wakagre?794115
- How far is Wakagre from Tura?16 km by road
- What is the population of Wakagre?169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wakagre in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Wakagre?73.4% (Census 2011)