Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills # Galwangre Galwangre is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794104. The 2011 Census counted 230 people in 40 households, the 209th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%. - 230 people (2011) - 40 households - 82.7% literacy - 794104 PIN code ## Galwangre PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Galwangre is 794104. Galwangre falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 794104 - Community development block Selsella - Census village code 272947 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Galwangre from nearby towns? - Selsella (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Tura (district HQ) 52 km by road - Tura (nearest town) 52 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Galwangre? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Galwangre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Mandagre - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Selsella - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Selsella - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Galwangre Of every 100 households in Galwangre in 2011, 53 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Galwangre · ■ Selsella rural average - Electricity for lighting 53% 38% - Toilet within the home 97% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 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 16% 24% - Television 18% 20% - Mobile phone 32% 36% - Computer with internet 5% 1% - Two-wheeler 10% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 42% 43% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Galwangre? ■ Galwangre · ■ Selsella rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.7% 55.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 731 976 - Working population 45.7% 36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 82.3% for women. 43% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 37 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 18 (17%) · ■ Household industry 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 25 (24%) · ■ Marginal 23 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Selsella - Abisolagre 237 people - Chamaguri 236 people - Chibongagre 233 people - Kalapani 232 people - Kalchengpara 230 people - Aigarh 226 people - Bolchugre 226 people - Rongramgre 225 people All 361 villages in Selsella ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Galwangre? 794104 - How far is Galwangre from Tura? 52 km by road - What is the population of Galwangre? 230 (Census 2011) - Which district is Galwangre in? West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Galwangre? 82.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/selsella/galwangre/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.