# Dangkong Garo Village, Kharkutta, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Dangkong Garo

Dangkong Garo is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **335 people in 60 households**, the 58th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 335people (2011)
- 60households
- 75.4%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Dangkong Garo PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dangkong Garo is 793111.** Dangkong Garo falls in Kharkutta sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code274941

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

## How far is Dangkong Garo from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)95 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)68 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 Dangkong Garo?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dangkong Garo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bangsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 17 h winter

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.

## Homes and amenities in Dangkong Garo

Of every 100 households in Dangkong Garo in 2011, 40 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dangkong Garo · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**13%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**100%

Use banking services ****13%**

**22%

Television ****29%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**28%

Own their home ****90%**

**98%

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 Dangkong Garo?

■ Dangkong Garo · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**947

Working population ****39.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 77.0% for women. 43% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 26 (20%) · **■** Marginal 86 (65%)

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 Kharkutta

- Rakuma348 people
- Dangkong Rabha343 people
- Rajasimla Songma340 people
- Adokgre338 people
- Dochisoram335 people
- Kama Gandim327 people
- Megam Ading326 people
- Silkigittim318 people

[All 188 villages in Kharkutta](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/kharkutta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dangkong Garo?793111
- How far is Dangkong Garo from Williamnagar?95 km by road
- What is the population of Dangkong Garo?335 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dangkong Garo in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dangkong Garo?75.4% (Census 2011)