# Bengkagittim Village, Dalu, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Dalu, West Garo Hills 

# Bengkagittim

Bengkagittim is a village in Dalu sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794103**. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 39 households**, the 93rd largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 229people (2011)
- 39households
- 59.0%literacy
- 794103PIN code

## Bengkagittim PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bengkagittim is 794103.** Bengkagittim falls in Dalu sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794103
- Community development blockDalu
- Census village code274299

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

## How far is Bengkagittim from nearby towns?

- Dalu (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)62 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)62 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 Bengkagittim?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bengkagittim; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Jarangpara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dalu
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Bengkagittim

Of every 100 households in Bengkagittim in 2011, 12 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bengkagittim · ■ Dalu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****25%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Bengkagittim?

■ Bengkagittim · ■ Dalu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****586**

**958

Working population ****18.3%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 54.7% for women. 32% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 42 (100%)

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 Dalu

- Chongpot Dopogre234 people
- Pokasindigre233 people
- Adanggre232 people
- Asimgre229 people
- Naronggre229 people
- Kherapara Nokat228 people
- Balihati225 people
- Dusinggre224 people

[All 201 villages in Dalu](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/dalu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bengkagittim?794103
- How far is Bengkagittim from Tura?62 km by road
- What is the population of Bengkagittim?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bengkagittim in?West Garo Hills district (Dalu sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bengkagittim?59.0% (Census 2011)