# Kalak Dorek Village, Samanda, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Samanda, East Garo Hills 

# Kalak Dorek

Kalak Dorek is a village in Samanda sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **117 people in 27 households**, the 99th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 117people (2011)
- 27households
- 68.1%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Kalak Dorek PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalak Dorek is 793111.** Kalak Dorek falls in Samanda sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockSamanda
- Census village code275415

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

## How far is Kalak Dorek from nearby towns?

- Samanda (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)29 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)24 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 Kalak Dorek?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rongmeng Chidekgre
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Kalak Dorek

Of every 100 households in Kalak Dorek in 2011, 4 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalak Dorek · ■ Samanda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

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

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****15%**

**26%

Television ****8%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****81%**

**45%

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 Kalak Dorek?

■ Kalak Dorek · ■ Samanda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1127**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2833**

**930

Working population ****60.7%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 51.1% for women. 67% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 19 (27%)

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 Samanda

- Daribokgre125 people
- Adugre124 people
- Rongakgre123 people
- Dilma Gandinanggre119 people
- Bangong Bingbanggre116 people
- Dilma Rimtonggre114 people
- Rongchek Manda114 people
- Wakgitcho114 people

[All 159 villages in Samanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/samanda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalak Dorek?793111
- How far is Kalak Dorek from Williamnagar?29 km by road
- What is the population of Kalak Dorek?117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalak Dorek in?East Garo Hills district (Samanda sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kalak Dorek?68.1% (Census 2011)