# Diruphai Village, Saipung, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Saipung, Jaintia Hills 

# Diruphai

Diruphai is a village in Saipung sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793200**. The 2011 Census counted **73 people in 18 households**, the 77th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 4.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 73people (2011)
- 18households
- 4.9%literacy
- 793200PIN code

## Diruphai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Diruphai is 793200.** Diruphai falls in Saipung sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793200
- Community development blockSaipung
- Census village code279584

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

## How far is Diruphai from nearby towns?

- Saipung (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)110 km by road
- Ditok Cherra (nearest town)45 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 Diruphai?

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

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Khaddum
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Silchar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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

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 Diruphai

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

■ Diruphai · ■ Saipung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**28%

Television ****6%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****62%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Diruphai?

■ Diruphai · ■ Saipung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****4.9%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**987

Working population ****63.0%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 0.0% for men and 10.0% for women. 61% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 45 (98%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%)

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 Saipung

- Mutong82 people
- Moulcheng81 people
- Teizol80 people
- Umthe76 people
- Jongria73 people
- Saitual70 people
- Salain66 people
- New Tlangmoi63 people

[All 97 villages in Saipung](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/saipung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Diruphai?793200
- How far is Diruphai from Jowai?110 km by road
- What is the population of Diruphai?73 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Diruphai in?Jaintia Hills district (Saipung sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Diruphai?4.9% (Census 2011)