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

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Village · Dalu, West Garo Hills 

# Gangbanga

Gangbanga is a village in Dalu sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794103**. The 2011 Census counted **963 people in 164 households**, the 1st largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 963people (2011)
- 164households
- 67.9%literacy
- 794103PIN code

## Gangbanga PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794103
- Community development blockDalu
- Census village code274396

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

## How far is Gangbanga from nearby towns?

- Dalu (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)52 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)52 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 Gangbanga?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gangbanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ganbanga
- ○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

- 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 Gangbanga

Of every 100 households in Gangbanga in 2011, 38 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gangbanga · ■ Dalu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****36%**

**24%

Television ****41%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gangbanga?

■ Gangbanga · ■ Dalu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**958

Working population ****24.3%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 70.2% for women. 34% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 229 (98%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Salbaripara951 people
- Genapara844 people
- Chaipani A821 people
- Porakhasia792 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangbanga?794103
- How far is Gangbanga from Tura?52 km by road
- What is the population of Gangbanga?963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangbanga in?West Garo Hills district (Dalu sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Gangbanga?67.9% (Census 2011)