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

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Dochisoram

Dochisoram 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 59th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 335people (2011)
- 60households
- 95.3%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Dochisoram PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code275061

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

## How far is Dochisoram from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)125 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)125 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 Dochisoram?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dochisoram; 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 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kharkutta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Resubelpara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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.

## What is Dochisoram known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Dochisoram

Of every 100 households in Dochisoram in 2011, 4 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dochisoram · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**34%

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

**82%

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

**13%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****5%**

**22%

Television ****18%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**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 Dochisoram?

■ Dochisoram · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.3%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**947

Working population ****35.5%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 96.1% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (25%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 62 (52%)

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

- Dangkong Rabha343 people
- Rajasimla Songma340 people
- Adokgre338 people
- Dangkong Garo335 people
- Kama Gandim327 people
- Megam Ading326 people
- Silkigittim318 people
- Upper Bolsaldam312 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dochisoram?793111
- How far is Dochisoram from Williamnagar?125 km by road
- What is the population of Dochisoram?335 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dochisoram in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dochisoram?95.3% (Census 2011)