# Waregro Village, Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Waregro

Waregro is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **302 people in 52 households**, the 59th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 302people (2011)
- 52households
- 78.5%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Waregro PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Waregro is 793119.** Waregro falls in Nongstoin sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276660

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

## How far is Waregro from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)65 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)65 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 Waregro?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Waregro; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongkroh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○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 watertube wells / boreholes

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.

## What is Waregro known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and banana**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Waregro

Of every 100 households in Waregro in 2011, 0 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Waregro · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**13%

Television ****6%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**56%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Waregro?

■ Waregro · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**1003

Working population ****68.5%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 77.7% for women. 71% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 206 (100%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Nongstoin

- Wahlyngdoh316 people
- Mawbuhtraw311 people
- Nongkhniang307 people
- Lumpyngngad302 people
- Pungphreit298 people
- Mawkohniang294 people
- Mawrok287 people
- Rambrai285 people

[All 238 villages in Nongstoin](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/nongstoin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Waregro?793119
- How far is Waregro from Nongstoin?65 km by road
- What is the population of Waregro?302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Waregro in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Waregro?78.5% (Census 2011)