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

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Okkanggre

Okkanggre is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **458 people in 98 households**, the 104th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 458people (2011)
- 98households
- 62.5%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Okkanggre PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272944

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

## How far is Okkanggre from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)53 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)53 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 Okkanggre?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Okkanggre; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Selsella
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 20 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 Okkanggre

Of every 100 households in Okkanggre in 2011, 18 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Okkanggre · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**44%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

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

**36%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****15%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Okkanggre?

■ Okkanggre · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**976

Working population ****57.6%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 49.2% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 261 (99%)

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

- Nidanpur483 people
- Sorokpara478 people
- Rengmagre477 people
- Bolsalgre469 people
- Baklagre454 people
- Bharalgaon450 people
- Chandakona448 people
- Balalgre443 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Okkanggre?794105
- How far is Okkanggre from Tura?53 km by road
- What is the population of Okkanggre?458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Okkanggre in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Okkanggre?62.5% (Census 2011)