# Balalgre Village, Selsella, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Balalgre

Balalgre is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **443 people in 70 households**, the 108th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 443people (2011)
- 70households
- 72.4%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Balalgre PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balalgre is 794105.** Balalgre falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code273014

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

## How far is Balalgre from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)59 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)28 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 Balalgre?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Balalgre; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Garobadha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)16 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.

## Homes and amenities in Balalgre

Of every 100 households in Balalgre in 2011, 21 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balalgre · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**24%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Balalgre?

■ Balalgre · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**976

Working population ****38.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 63.2% for women. 37% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (7%) · **■** Other work 15 (9%) · **■** Marginal 77 (45%)

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 Selsella

- Okkanggre458 people
- Baklagre454 people
- Bharalgaon450 people
- Chandakona448 people
- Takimagre443 people
- Bhajamara436 people
- Matchinanggre426 people
- Damalgre407 people

[All 361 villages in Selsella](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/selsella/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balalgre?794105
- How far is Balalgre from Tura?59 km by road
- What is the population of Balalgre?443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balalgre in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Balalgre?72.4% (Census 2011)