# Chikama Village, Dambo Rongjeng, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Dambo Rongjeng, East Garo Hills 

# Chikama

Chikama is a village in Dambo Rongjeng sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **255 people in 47 households**, the 92nd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 255people (2011)
- 47households
- 78.6%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Chikama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikama is 793111.** Chikama falls in Dambo Rongjeng sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockDambo Rongjeng
- Census village code274919

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

## How far is Chikama from nearby towns?

- Dambo Rongjeng (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)66 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)66 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 Chikama?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chikama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rongjeng
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Chikama known for?

The main crops are **paddy and bamboo**. Products made here include furniture and baskets. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Chikama

Of every 100 households in Chikama in 2011, 0 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikama · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**23%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**13%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****96%**

**54%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Chikama?

■ Chikama · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**1014

Working population ****42.7%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 81.0% for women. 42% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 55 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 53 (49%)

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 Dambo Rongjeng

- Rongdu Rongit264 people
- Ambare Ading260 people
- Haslong Mechimram258 people
- Simseng Bongga256 people
- Chigro Agal254 people
- Upper Bamil250 people
- Chikal Pekgro246 people
- Dambo Saregittim243 people

[All 197 villages in Dambo Rongjeng](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/dambo-rongjeng/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikama?793111
- How far is Chikama from Williamnagar?66 km by road
- What is the population of Chikama?255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikama in?East Garo Hills district (Dambo Rongjeng sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Chikama?78.6% (Census 2011)