Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills # Dengasi Dengasi is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794105. The 2011 Census counted 376 people in 65 households, the 124th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%. - 376 people (2011) - 65 households - 84.2% literacy - 794105 PIN code ## Dengasi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dengasi is 794105. Dengasi falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 794105 - Community development block Selsella - Census village code 273101 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dengasi from nearby towns? - Selsella (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Tura (district HQ) 28 km by road - Tura (nearest town) 28 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dengasi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dengasi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Garobadha - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dengasi known for? The main crops are paddy and potato. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dengasi Of every 100 households in Dengasi in 2011, 48 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Dengasi · ■ Selsella rural average - Electricity for lighting 48% 38% - Toilet within the home 98% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 44% - Tap water 82% 4% - Drinking water within premises 25% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96% - Use banking services 65% 24% - Television 31% 20% - Mobile phone 43% 36% - Computer with internet 3% 1% - Two-wheeler 12% 6% - Car / jeep / van 4% 1% - None of these assets 21% 43% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dengasi? ■ Dengasi · ■ Selsella rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.2% 55.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1089 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1400 976 - Working population 38.8% 36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 84.5% for women. 49% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 27 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 4 (3%) · ■ Other work 22 (15%) · ■ Marginal 92 (63%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Selsella - Dewankata 393 people - Jeldupara 392 people - Bolbokgre 379 people - Dotoretgre 379 people - Kalupara 372 people - Rajangolla 370 people - Harigaon 369 people - Ronkholla 365 people All 361 villages in Selsella ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dengasi? 794105 - How far is Dengasi from Tura? 28 km by road - What is the population of Dengasi? 376 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dengasi in? West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Dengasi? 84.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/selsella/dengasi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.