# Dkhiah West Village, Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/khliehriat/dkhiah-west/ Village · Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills # Dkhiah West Dkhiah West is a village in Khliehriat sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793160**. The 2011 Census counted **649 people in 99 households**, the 39th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%. - 649people (2011) - 99households - 77.9%literacy - 793160PIN code ## Dkhiah West PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dkhiah West is 793160.** Dkhiah West falls in Khliehriat sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793160 - Community development blockKhliehriat - Census village code279407 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dkhiah West from nearby towns? - Khliehriat (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Jowai (district HQ)32 km by road - Jowai (nearest town)32 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 Dkhiah West? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Dkhiah West; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khliehriat - ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 12 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 Dkhiah West known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Dkhiah West Of every 100 households in Dkhiah West in 2011, 99 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 37 a car. ■ Dkhiah West · ■ Khliehriat rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **73% Toilet within the home ****86%** **45% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **51% Tap water ****34%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **80% Use banking services ****95%** **41% Television ****59%** **36% Mobile phone ****90%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****37%** **13% None of these assets ****6%** **35% Own their home ****83%** **87% 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 Dkhiah West? ■ Dkhiah West · ■ Khliehriat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **58.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1128** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1279** **982 Working population ****39.0%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.0% for men and 81.3% for women. 46% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (15%) · **■** Other work 149 (59%) · **■** Marginal 64 (25%) 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 Khliehriat - Lum Shken707 people - Dein Chynrum705 people - Chieh Ruphi670 people - Suna Pyrdi651 people - Musiang Lamare638 people - Thang Skai635 people - Wahiajer602 people - Musniang Rim591 people [All 109 villages in Khliehriat](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/khliehriat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dkhiah West?793160 - How far is Dkhiah West from Jowai?32 km by road - What is the population of Dkhiah West?649 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dkhiah West in?Jaintia Hills district (Khliehriat sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Dkhiah West?77.9% (Census 2011)