Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills # Wakantagre Wakantagre is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794115. The 2011 Census counted 610 people in 103 households, the 26th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 610 people (2011) - 103 households - 86.4% literacy - 794115 PIN code ## Wakantagre PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Wakantagre is 794115. Wakantagre falls in Betasing sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 794115 - Community development block Betasing - Census village code 273815 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Wakantagre from nearby towns? - Betasing (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road - Tura (district HQ) 22 km by road - Tura (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Wakantagre? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Wakantagre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Garobadha - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water canal / river - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Wakantagre Of every 100 households in Wakantagre in 2011, 79 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Wakantagre · ■ Betasing rural average - Electricity for lighting 79% 38% - Toilet within the home 82% 48% - No toilet (open defecation) 18% 51% - Tap water 0% 9% - Drinking water within premises 10% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 17% 26% - Television 19% 26% - Mobile phone 29% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 6% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 47% 34% - Own their home 99% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Wakantagre? ■ Wakantagre · ■ Betasing rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.4% 68.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 943 984 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1522 960 - Working population 50.5% 39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 81.9% for women. 54% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 62 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 69 (22%) · ■ Household industry 7 (2%) · ■ Other work 132 (43%) · ■ Marginal 38 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Betasing - Dombagre 630 people - Baispara 628 people - Teporpara 621 people - Gasura 615 people - Agalgre 609 people - Dumnigaon 606 people - Monabari 594 people - Garodoba 582 people All 204 villages in Betasing ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wakantagre? 794115 - How far is Wakantagre from Tura? 22 km by road - What is the population of Wakantagre? 610 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wakantagre in? West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Wakantagre? 86.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/betasing/wakantagre/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.