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

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Village · Dalu, West Garo Hills 

# Possenggagre

Possenggagre is a village in Dalu sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794103**. The 2011 Census counted **459 people in 79 households**, the 36th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 459people (2011)
- 79households
- 58.0%literacy
- 794103PIN code

## Possenggagre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794103
- Community development blockDalu
- Census village code274245

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

## How far is Possenggagre from nearby towns?

- Dalu (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)72 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)72 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 Possenggagre?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Possenggagre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Selbalgre
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dalu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 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 Possenggagre

Of every 100 households in Possenggagre in 2011, 15 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Possenggagre · ■ Dalu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**37%

Tap water ****5%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**24%

Television ****8%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****64%**

**38%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Possenggagre?

■ Possenggagre · ■ Dalu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**958

Working population ****41.4%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 50.0% for women. 46% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (28%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 71 (37%)

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

- Chandapara499 people
- Jijikapara496 people
- Dingkajhora477 people
- Koinabhoi B465 people
- Gobindapara451 people
- Dolddengagre442 people
- Koinabhoi C441 people
- Sandagre polpola437 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Possenggagre?794103
- How far is Possenggagre from Tura?72 km by road
- What is the population of Possenggagre?459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Possenggagre in?West Garo Hills district (Dalu sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Possenggagre?58.0% (Census 2011)