# Silsekgre Village, Rongram, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Rongram, West Garo Hills 

# Silsekgre

Silsekgre is a village in Rongram sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794002**. The 2011 Census counted **351 people in 79 households**, the 59th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 351people (2011)
- 79households
- 56.6%literacy
- 794002PIN code

## Silsekgre PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silsekgre is 794002.** Silsekgre falls in Rongram sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794002
- Community development blockRongram
- Census village code273446

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

## How far is Silsekgre from nearby towns?

- Rongram (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)55 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)55 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 Silsekgre?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Silsekgre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jinjal
- ○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 watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 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.

## What is Silsekgre known for?

The main crops are **rice and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Silsekgre

Of every 100 households in Silsekgre in 2011, 1 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silsekgre · ■ Rongram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**46%

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

**79%

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

**18%

Tap water ****29%**

**33%

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

**13%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****86%**

**39%

Television ****8%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****69%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Silsekgre?

■ Silsekgre · ■ Rongram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1407**

**992

Working population ****65.8%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.2% for men and 48.6% for women. 69% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (9%) · **■** Marginal 33 (14%)

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 Rongram

- Gindopara366 people
- Robagre365 people
- Sasatgre362 people
- Wadagre358 people
- Bottregre347 people
- Balupara344 people
- Marakapara342 people
- Ganol Songma339 people

[All 181 villages in Rongram](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/rongram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silsekgre?794002
- How far is Silsekgre from Tura?55 km by road
- What is the population of Silsekgre?351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silsekgre in?West Garo Hills district (Rongram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Silsekgre?56.6% (Census 2011)