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

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Duba

Duba is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793108**. The 2011 Census counted **44 people in 9 households**, the 110th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 44people (2011)
- 9households
- 91.9%literacy
- 793108PIN code

## Duba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Duba is 793108.** Duba falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793108
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278840

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

## How far is Duba 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 Duba?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Duba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Disong
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohra
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / 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 Duba

Of every 100 households in Duba in 2011, 73 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Duba · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

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

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**89%

Use banking services ****36%**

**30%

Television ****46%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**59%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Duba?

■ Duba · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.9%**

**71.9%

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

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****400**

**953

Working population ****31.8%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 85.0% for women. 50% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 9 (64%) · **■** Marginal 5 (36%)

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

- Pomramdah55 people
- Maweitksar54 people
- Lumpukri52 people
- Nongkroh47 people
- Mynteng43 people
- Mawmluh MSEB41 people
- Nohkalikai41 people
- Saitsohphan39 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 Duba?793108
- How far is Duba from Shillong?90 km by road
- What is the population of Duba?44 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Duba in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Duba?91.9% (Census 2011)