# Upper Darengre Village, Gambegre, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Gambegre, West Garo Hills 

# Upper Darengre

Upper Darengre is a village in Gambegre sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794005**. The 2011 Census counted **543 people in 90 households**, the 4th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 543people (2011)
- 90households
- 93.1%literacy
- 794005PIN code

## Upper Darengre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794005
- Community development blockGambegre
- Census village code274061

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

## How far is Upper Darengre from nearby towns?

- Gambegre (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)7 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)7 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 Upper Darengre?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Upper Darengre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Upper Darengre

Of every 100 households in Upper Darengre in 2011, 81 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Upper Darengre · ■ Gambegre rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**34%

Tap water ****43%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**8%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****30%**

**20%

Television ****56%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Upper Darengre?

■ Upper Darengre · ■ Gambegre rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.1%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**976

Working population ****42.5%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 91.6% for women. 44% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 203 (88%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 11 (5%)

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

- Lower Darengre919 people
- Somonpara622 people
- Lower Sangsanggre599 people
- Saka Boldamgiri506 people
- Sandagre493 people
- Tochapara486 people
- Bolchugre484 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Upper Darengre?794005
- How far is Upper Darengre from Tura?7 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Darengre?543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Darengre in?West Garo Hills district (Gambegre sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Darengre?93.1% (Census 2011)