# Dobakhol Village, Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Dobakhol

Dobakhol is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **128 people in 26 households**, the 119th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 128people (2011)
- 26households
- 58.1%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Dobakhol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dobakhol is 793121.** Dobakhol falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278710

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

## How far is Dobakhol from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)110 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)110 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 Dobakhol?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dobakhol; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawsynram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Dobakhol known for?

The main crops are **rice, arecanut and banana**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dobakhol

Of every 100 households in Dobakhol in 2011, 36 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dobakhol · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

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

**7%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**31%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Dobakhol?

■ Dobakhol · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1556**

**979

Working population ****29.7%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 47.2% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (29%) · **■** Other work 16 (42%) · **■** Marginal 9 (24%)

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 Mawsynram

- Synnei Nongthymmai151 people
- Asimpara A144 people
- Peppara134 people
- Pisakuna132 people
- Khaikuna126 people
- Phudphanblei123 people
- Sanditola118 people
- Rangweng117 people

[All 166 villages in Mawsynram](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawsynram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dobakhol?793121
- How far is Dobakhol from Shillong?110 km by road
- What is the population of Dobakhol?128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dobakhol in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dobakhol?58.1% (Census 2011)