Village · Songsak, East Garo Hills
# Dobu Bazar

Dobu Bazar is a village in Songsak sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793111. The 2011 Census counted 1,050 people in 177 households, the 1st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.
- 1,050 people (2011)
- 177 households
- 67.5% literacy
- 793111 PIN code

## Dobu Bazar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dobu Bazar is 793111. Dobu Bazar falls in Songsak sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793111
- Community development block Songsak
- Census village code 275357

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

## How far is Dobu Bazar from nearby towns?
- Songsak (sub-district HQ) 48 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ) 18 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dobu Bazar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dobu Bazar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

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

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Dobu Bazar

Of every 100 households in Dobu Bazar in 2011, 52 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dobu Bazar · ■ Songsak rural average
- Electricity for lighting 52% 23%
- Toilet within the home 47% 69%
- No toilet (open defecation) 52% 23%
- Tap water 77% 20%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 29% 16%
- Television 29% 14%
- Mobile phone 19% 13%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 47% 48%
- Own their home 98% 99%

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

## What is the population of Dobu Bazar?

■ Dobu Bazar · ■ Songsak rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.5% 62.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 977
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 913 988
- Working population 52.3% 43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 64.8% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 142 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 52 (9%) · ■ Other work 68 (12%) · ■ Marginal 287 (52%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Songsak
- Koksi Nengsat 813 people
- Chidimit Nengsat 703 people
- Dobu Rongmu 698 people
- Bone Songgitcham 689 people

All 229 villages in Songsak

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dobu Bazar? 793111
- How far is Dobu Bazar from Williamnagar? 18 km by road
- What is the population of Dobu Bazar? 1,050 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dobu Bazar in? East Garo Hills district (Songsak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dobu Bazar? 67.5% (Census 2011)

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