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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Balanggre

Balanggre is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **672 people in 115 households**, the 72nd largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 672people (2011)
- 115households
- 83.1%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Balanggre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code273070

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

## How far is Balanggre from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)30 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)30 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 Balanggre?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garobadha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Balanggre

Of every 100 households in Balanggre in 2011, 90 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balanggre · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**38%

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

**54%

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

**44%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****96%**

**24%

Television ****54%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Balanggre?

■ Balanggre · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1161**

**976

Working population ****51.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 81.1% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (41%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (12%) · **■** Marginal 100 (29%)

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

- Soleartek727 people
- Bowabari721 people
- Salbila III701 people
- Paham Tilapara682 people
- Dolguri671 people
- Upper Shyamnagar666 people
- Alokdia653 people
- Chokchakia636 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balanggre?794105
- How far is Balanggre from Tura?30 km by road
- What is the population of Balanggre?672 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balanggre in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Balanggre?83.1% (Census 2011)