# Dona Skur Village, Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills 

# Dona Skur

Dona Skur is a village in Khliehriat sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793160**. The 2011 Census counted **427 people in 76 households**, the 58th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 427people (2011)
- 76households
- 37.8%literacy
- 793160PIN code

## Dona Skur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dona Skur is 793160.** Dona Skur falls in Khliehriat sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793160
- Community development blockKhliehriat
- Census village code279491

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

## How far is Dona Skur from nearby towns?

- Khliehriat (sub-district HQ)66 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)99 km by road
- Jowai (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 Dona Skur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dona Skur; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khliehriat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○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, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Dona Skur known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Dona Skur

Of every 100 households in Dona Skur in 2011, 52 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dona Skur · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**51%

Tap water ****46%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**80%

Use banking services ****24%**

**41%

Television ****13%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**13%

None of these assets ****42%**

**35%

Own their home ****71%**

**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 Dona Skur?

■ Dona Skur · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.8%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**982

Working population ****29.7%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.0% for men and 31.8% for women. 35% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 79 (62%) · **■** Other work 44 (35%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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

- Moo Pala443 people
- Ummat441 people
- Moo Wakhu435 people
- Um-tyr-a435 people
- Umlong418 people
- Pynurkba414 people
- Shilliang Umshong407 people
- Lahalein406 people

[All 109 villages in Khliehriat](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/khliehriat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dona Skur?793160
- How far is Dona Skur from Jowai?99 km by road
- What is the population of Dona Skur?427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dona Skur in?Jaintia Hills district (Khliehriat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dona Skur?37.8% (Census 2011)
