Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills # Wakantagre Wakantagre is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794105. The 2011 Census counted 360 people in 78 households, the 131st largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%. - 360 people (2011) - 78 households - 48.1% literacy - 794105 PIN code ## Wakantagre PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Wakantagre is 794105. Wakantagre falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 794105 - Community development block Selsella - Census village code 273031 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Wakantagre from nearby towns? - Selsella (sub-district HQ) 31 km by road - Tura (district HQ) 74 km by road - Tura (nearest town) 79 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Wakantagre? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Wakantagre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● 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 ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Rajabala - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Rajabala - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhaitbai - ○ 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 covered wells - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 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 Wakantagre Of every 100 households in Wakantagre in 2011, 10 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Wakantagre · ■ Selsella rural average - Electricity for lighting 10% 38% - Toilet within the home 0% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 44% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 17% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 51% 24% - Television 13% 20% - Mobile phone 27% 36% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 1% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 40% 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 Wakantagre? ■ Wakantagre · ■ Selsella rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 48.1% 55.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 946 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 703 976 - Working population 48.9% 36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.4% for men and 43.0% for women. 48% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 126 (72%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 47 (27%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Selsella - Harigaon 369 people - Ronkholla 365 people - Dipkaigre 363 people - Wajadagre 360 people - Panbari 355 people - Berupara 353 people - Kotchugre 353 people - Merenggipara 351 people All 361 villages in Selsella ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wakantagre? 794105 - How far is Wakantagre from Tura? 74 km by road - What is the population of Wakantagre? 360 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wakantagre in? West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Wakantagre? 48.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/selsella/wakantagre/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.