Village · Samanda, East Garo Hills
# Dorakgre

Dorakgre is a village in Samanda sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793111. The 2011 Census counted 208 people in 37 households, the 54th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.
- 208 people (2011)
- 37 households
- 72.6% literacy
- 793111 PIN code

## Dorakgre PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dorakgre is 793111. Dorakgre falls in Samanda sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793111
- Community development block Samanda
- Census village code 275439

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dorakgre from nearby towns?
- Samanda (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ) 32 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town) 32 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dorakgre?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dorakgre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Dorakgre

Of every 100 households in Dorakgre in 2011, 0 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dorakgre · ■ Samanda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 41%
- Toilet within the home 97% 79%
- No toilet (open defecation) 3% 20%
- Tap water 0% 24%
- Drinking water within premises 97% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 0% 26%
- Television 11% 27%
- Mobile phone 0% 27%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 68% 45%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dorakgre?

■ Dorakgre · ■ Samanda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.6% 70.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1059 957
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1750 930
- Working population 42.8% 42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 57.0% for women. 43% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 26 (29%) · ■ Marginal 63 (71%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Samanda
- Rongbing Dalbot 217 people
- Rongribo Gongmagre 217 people
- Rongkem 210 people
- Rongrekgre 210 people
- Samanda Grenanggre 208 people
- Chachat Jangkigre 207 people
- Rongbing Apot 205 people
- Kakwa Songma 202 people

All 159 villages in Samanda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dorakgre? 793111
- How far is Dorakgre from Williamnagar? 32 km by road
- What is the population of Dorakgre? 208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dorakgre in? East Garo Hills district (Samanda sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dorakgre? 72.6% (Census 2011)

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