# Galwanggre A Village, Gambegre, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Gambegre, West Garo Hills 

# Galwanggre A

Galwanggre A is a village in Gambegre sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794005**. The 2011 Census counted **53 people in 10 households**, the 140th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 53people (2011)
- 10households
- 53.5%literacy
- 794005PIN code

## Galwanggre A PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galwanggre A is 794005.** Galwanggre A falls in Gambegre sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794005
- Community development blockGambegre
- Census village code274097

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

## How far is Galwanggre A from nearby towns?

- Gambegre (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)35 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)35 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 Galwanggre A?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Galwanggre A; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Rongbretgre
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Galwanggre A

Of every 100 households in Galwanggre A in 2011, 0 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Galwanggre A · ■ Gambegre rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**8%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****20%**

**20%

Television ****0%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Galwanggre A?

■ Galwanggre A · ■ Gambegre rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**976

Working population ****66.0%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 50.0% for women. 61% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (43%) · **■** Other work 8 (23%) · **■** Marginal 12 (34%)

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 Gambegre

- Sisogiri67 people
- Tallanggre64 people
- Rongare Ading60 people
- Dollonggre54 people
- Sangsang Nokat53 people
- Rengdenggre52 people
- Chidaretgre49 people
- Rongpinggre49 people

[All 160 villages in Gambegre](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/gambegre/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galwanggre A?794005
- How far is Galwanggre A from Tura?35 km by road
- What is the population of Galwanggre A?53 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galwanggre A in?West Garo Hills district (Gambegre sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Galwanggre A?53.5% (Census 2011)