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About Chenggalgre Village

Chenggalgre is a small village in Dadenggiri tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 150 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chenggalgre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chenggalgre village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Dadenggiri
Pincode 794104
Population 293
Male Population 150
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Chenggalgre compares

By the 2011 count Chenggalgre is the 62nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chenggalgre

Chenggalgre is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chenggalgre 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 Chenggalgre from other places

Chenggalgre lies about 20 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 40 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 Chenggalgre
Tehsil headquarters Dadenggiri 20 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 20 km
Nearest town Tura 27 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 40 km

Villages closest to Chenggalgre

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dadenggiri 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 Chenggalgre

As per the Census of India 2011, Chenggalgre village had a population of 293. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Chenggalgre village has 150 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chenggalgre has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Chenggalgre is 794104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chenggalgre falls under Dadenggiri tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Chenggalgre is Mendipathar, about 40 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 Chenggalgre.

Chenggalgre is about 20 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.

Chenggalgre is in Dadenggiri tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Dadenggiri is about 20 km away. West Garo Hills is about 20 km away. Tura is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadenggre (7.2 km), Chibong (11 km) and Rongchugre (15 km).

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

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