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About Balanggre Village

Balanggre is a mid sized village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 337 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balanggre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balanggre village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794105
Population 672
Male Population 337
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balanggre compares

By the 2011 count Balanggre is the 71st largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Balanggre

Balanggre is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balanggre as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baghmara, Baklagre, Balachanda and Balal Adugre. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Balanggre

As per the Census of India 2011, Balanggre village had a population of 672. That makes it the 71st largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Balanggre village has 337 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balanggre has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Balanggre is 794105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balanggre falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Balanggre notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balanggre.

Balanggre is in Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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