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

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Dombah

Dombah is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **44 people in 11 households**, the 155th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 44people (2011)
- 11households
- 87.9%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Dombah PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278712

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

## How far is Dombah from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)44 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)104 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)104 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 Dombah?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dombah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Dombah known for?

The main crops are **arecanut, betel leaves and orange**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dombah

Of every 100 households in Dombah in 2011, 64 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dombah · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**70%

Tap water ****100%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**31%

Television ****27%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**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 Dombah?

■ Dombah · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**979

Working population ****47.7%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 86.7% for women. 55% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (48%) · **■** Other work 10 (48%)

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

- Umphniang53 people
- Dewkber49 people
- Janiaw48 people
- Hapkata46 people
- Umlynter Balat34 people
- Rangsohkham26 people
- Kharabri23 people
- Wahparkti14 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dombah?793121
- How far is Dombah from Shillong?104 km by road
- What is the population of Dombah?44 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dombah in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dombah?87.9% (Census 2011)