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

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Village · Rongram, West Garo Hills 

# Watregre

Watregre is a village in Rongram sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,127 people in 219 households**, the 3rd largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,127people (2011)
- 219households
- 71.6%literacy
- 794002PIN code

## Watregre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794002
- Community development blockRongram
- Census village code273460

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

## How far is Watregre from nearby towns?

- Rongram (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)38 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)38 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 Watregre?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Watregre; 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 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Watregre known for?

The main crops are **arecanut, maize and paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Watregre

Of every 100 households in Watregre in 2011, 1 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Watregre · ■ Rongram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**18%

Tap water ****41%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**39%

Television ****12%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**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 Watregre?

■ Watregre · ■ Rongram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**992

Working population ****66.5%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 66.6% for women. 65% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 431 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (17%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 164 (22%)

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

- Chibra Agal2,241 people
- Allagre1,469 people
- Lower Danakgre1,047 people
- Darechikgre955 people
- Anogre890 people
- Bolbokgre857 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Watregre?794002
- How far is Watregre from Tura?38 km by road
- What is the population of Watregre?1,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Watregre in?West Garo Hills district (Rongram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Watregre?71.6% (Census 2011)
