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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Gimegre

Gimegre is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **1,050 people in 190 households**, the 45th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 1,050people (2011)
- 190households
- 71.3%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Gimegre PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gimegre is 794104.** Gimegre falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272828

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

## How far is Gimegre from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)59 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)59 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 Gimegre?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gimegre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhaitbari
- ○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
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Gimegre

Of every 100 households in Gimegre in 2011, 28 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gimegre · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**24%

Television ****28%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Gimegre?

■ Gimegre · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**976

Working population ****52.7%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 70.0% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 274 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 26 (5%) · **■** Other work 90 (16%) · **■** Marginal 162 (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

- Nayagaon1,074 people
- Nimaikata1,069 people
- Lalmati1,066 people
- Williampur1,057 people
- Galadigli993 people
- Gasbari972 people
- Kandargaon953 people
- Askigandi944 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gimegre?794104
- How far is Gimegre from Tura?59 km by road
- What is the population of Gimegre?1,050 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gimegre in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Gimegre?71.3% (Census 2011)