# Dhorombasti Village, Shella Bholaganj – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Dhorombasti

Dhorombasti is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **679 people in 130 households**, the 17th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 679people (2011)
- 130households
- 40.1%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Dhorombasti PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278897

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

## How far is Dhorombasti from nearby towns?

- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)99 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)99 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 Dhorombasti?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 8 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 Dhorombasti

Of every 100 households in Dhorombasti in 2011, 35 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhorombasti · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****36%**

**30%

Television ****21%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****66%**

**59%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Dhorombasti?

■ Dhorombasti · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**953

Working population ****27.7%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.5% for men and 40.7% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 100 (53%) · **■** Marginal 66 (35%)

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

- Mawlong721 people
- Mawphu695 people
- Dhorom681 people
- Nayabasti680 people
- Kalibari674 people
- Mawthangsohkhyllung660 people
- Umsaw647 people
- Laitiam641 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 Dhorombasti?793112
- How far is Dhorombasti from Shillong?99 km by road
- What is the population of Dhorombasti?679 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhorombasti in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dhorombasti?40.1% (Census 2011)