# Dalia Village, Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Dalia

Dalia is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **1,093 people in 202 households**, the 6th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 1,093people (2011)
- 202households
- 60.4%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Dalia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dalia is 793112.** Dalia falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278881

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

## How far is Dalia from nearby towns?

- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)90 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)90 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 Dalia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dalia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 15 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.

## Homes and amenities in Dalia

Of every 100 households in Dalia in 2011, 61 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dalia · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**77%

Tap water ****3%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**14%

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

**3%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****43%**

**30%

Television ****36%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**59%

Own their home ****100%**

**81%

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 Dalia?

■ Dalia · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1141**

**953

Working population ****47.7%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 49.1% for women. 53% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 264 (51%) · **■** Marginal 174 (33%)

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 Shella Bholaganj

- Kalatek1,769 people
- Umkhabaw1,359 people
- Bholaganj1,225 people
- Mawmluh1,152 people
- Sohbar1,072 people
- Khahumrin824 people
- Diengsiar Mawlong808 people
- Umtaru801 people

[All 139 villages in Shella Bholaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/shella-bholaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dalia?793112
- How far is Dalia from Shillong?90 km by road
- What is the population of Dalia?1,093 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dalia in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dalia?60.4% (Census 2011)