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

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Dilkang

Dilkang is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **244 people in 46 households**, the 93rd largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 244people (2011)
- 46households
- 88.8%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Dilkang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code275033

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

## How far is Dilkang from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)146 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)146 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 Dilkang?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dilkang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kharkutta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mendipathar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Resubelpara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Dilkang known for?

The main crops are **rice, ginger and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dilkang

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

■ Dilkang · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**13%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****2%**

**22%

Television ****4%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dilkang?

■ Dilkang · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**947

Working population ****32.8%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 88.8% for women. 43% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 77 (96%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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

- Illagittim Songma254 people
- Tengabari253 people
- Rajasimla Mongsi248 people
- Rongdal Atimbo247 people
- Remagittim243 people
- Nelwa Guarechol238 people
- Baksalpara Songgital237 people
- Rangketgittim237 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dilkang?793111
- How far is Dilkang from Williamnagar?146 km by road
- What is the population of Dilkang?244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dilkang in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dilkang?88.8% (Census 2011)