# Damash Village, Resubelpara, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Resubelpara, East Garo Hills 

# Damash

Damash is a village in Resubelpara sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,606 people in 268 households**, the 1st largest of 326 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 1,606people (2011)
- 268households
- 93.2%literacy
- 793118PIN code

## Damash PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Damash is 793118.** Damash falls in Resubelpara sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793118
- Community development blockResubelpara
- Census village code274695

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

## How far is Damash from nearby towns?

- Resubelpara (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)70 km by road
- Resubelpara (nearest town)17 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 Damash?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Damash; 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 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Resubelpara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Damash

Of every 100 households in Damash in 2011, 94 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Damash · ■ Resubelpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**49%

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

**86%

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

**13%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**99%

Use banking services ****40%**

**21%

Television ****61%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Damash?

■ Damash · ■ Resubelpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.2%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1090**

**974

Working population ****17.9%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 92.9% for women. 29% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 106 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 132 (46%) · **■** Marginal 42 (15%)

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 Resubelpara

- Kosichora984 people
- Thapa Dangri871 people
- Chisim Apal821 people
- Dokamcheng790 people

[All 337 villages in Resubelpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/resubelpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Damash?793118
- How far is Damash from Williamnagar?70 km by road
- What is the population of Damash?1,606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damash in?East Garo Hills district (Resubelpara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Damash?93.2% (Census 2011)