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About Gambagre Village

Gambagre is a small village in Betasing tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 116 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gambagre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gambagre village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Betasing
Pincode 794115
Population 219
Male Population 116
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gambagre compares

By the 2011 count Gambagre is the 134th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 357 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gambagre

Gambagre is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gambagre as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gambagre from other places

Gambagre lies about 16 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Dhubri, about 64 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gambagre
Nearest town Tura 10 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Betasing 17 km
Nearest railway station Dhubri 64 km

Villages closest to Gambagre

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Betasing tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gambagre

As per the Census of India 2011, Gambagre village had a population of 219. That makes it the 134th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 357 residents.

Gambagre village has 116 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gambagre has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gambagre is 794115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gambagre falls under Betasing tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Gambagre is Dhubri, about 64 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gambagre.

Gambagre is about 16 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gambagre is in Betasing tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Tura is about 10 km away. West Garo Hills is about 16 km away. Betasing is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jongchetpara Christian (11 km), Jongchetpara Nokat (11 km) and Jongchetpara Songma (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gambagre today is likely to be higher.

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