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

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Depa

Depa is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 58 households**, the 78th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 284people (2011)
- 58households
- 79.7%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Depa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code274947

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

## How far is Depa from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)96 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)67 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 Depa?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Depa; 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
- ●Secondary 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bangsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○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)15 h summer · 18 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 Depa

Of every 100 households in Depa in 2011, 28 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Depa · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**13%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****37%**

**22%

Television ****23%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Depa?

■ Depa · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**947

Working population ****45.8%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 78.0% for women. 47% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 34 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (66%) · **■** Other work 10 (8%)

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

- Kosak Gandim287 people
- Bolgrimgittim286 people
- Ganggasa286 people
- Chiwaki285 people
- Tinsimina282 people
- Uguri277 people
- Mendima Rabha269 people
- Rongchri268 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Depa?793111
- How far is Depa from Williamnagar?96 km by road
- What is the population of Depa?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Depa in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Depa?79.7% (Census 2011)