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

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Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills 

# Dosaram

Dosaram is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **159 people in 29 households**, the 134th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 159people (2011)
- 29households
- 50.0%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Dosaram PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockKharkutta
- Census village code275059

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

## How far is Dosaram from nearby towns?

- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)122 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)122 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 Dosaram?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dosaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kharkutta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Resubelpara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 19 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 Dosaram 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 Dosaram

Of every 100 households in Dosaram in 2011, 7 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dosaram · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**34%

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

**82%

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

**13%

Tap water ****82%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**24%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****14%**

**22%

Television ****18%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**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 Dosaram?

■ Dosaram · ■ Kharkutta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**947

Working population ****44.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 32.7% for women. 43% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 6 (9%) · **■** Marginal 58 (83%)

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

- Kara Balapara164 people
- Tombuma163 people
- Athiabari162 people
- Baksalpara160 people
- Middle Chima Impel156 people
- Dilma Ading154 people
- Dobanggal152 people
- Sakware Songgital151 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dosaram?793111
- How far is Dosaram from Williamnagar?122 km by road
- What is the population of Dosaram?159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dosaram in?East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dosaram?50.0% (Census 2011)