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

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Village · Dambo Rongjeng, East Garo Hills 

# Darusak

Darusak is a village in Dambo Rongjeng sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **226 people in 46 households**, the 104th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 226people (2011)
- 46households
- 59.8%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Darusak PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockDambo Rongjeng
- Census village code274918

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

## How far is Darusak from nearby towns?

- Dambo Rongjeng (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)58 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)58 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 Darusak?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 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 serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells

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 Darusak 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 Darusak

Of every 100 households in Darusak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darusak · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**23%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****2%**

**13%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**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 Darusak?

■ Darusak · ■ Dambo Rongjeng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1132**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1261**

**1014

Working population ****41.6%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 53.8% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 12 (13%) · **■** Marginal 41 (44%)

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

- Bolsalgittim236 people
- Simseng Minal236 people
- Cheran Alda234 people
- Mangsang Mogogittim228 people
- Rongsil219 people
- Nengkongkil217 people
- Mangsang Bakitokgittim215 people
- Warikada209 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 Darusak?793111
- How far is Darusak from Williamnagar?58 km by road
- What is the population of Darusak?226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darusak in?East Garo Hills district (Dambo Rongjeng sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Darusak?59.8% (Census 2011)