# Dokongsi A Village, Kharkutta, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Dokongsi A

Dokongsi A is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **364 people in 70 households**, the 43rd largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 364people (2011)
- 70households
- 26.8%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Dokongsi A PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code275110

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

## How far is Dokongsi A from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)121 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)70 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 Dokongsi A?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dokongsi A; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kharkutta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mendipathar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water

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 Dokongsi A 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 Dokongsi A

Of every 100 households in Dokongsi A in 2011, 0 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dokongsi A · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**13%

Tap water ****13%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**22%

Television ****6%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****78%**

**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 Dokongsi A?

■ Dokongsi A · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.8%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**947

Working population ****46.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.0% for men and 16.4% for women. 49% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 163 (96%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Ildek Reserve374 people
- Waramja373 people
- Chachinat372 people
- Nongbak Chichra366 people
- Lower Kharkutta363 people
- Lower Bolmedang362 people
- Ildek Akong359 people
- Depa Garat355 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dokongsi A?793111
- How far is Dokongsi A from Williamnagar?121 km by road
- What is the population of Dokongsi A?364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dokongsi A in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dokongsi A?26.8% (Census 2011)
