# Darang Dura Village, Baghmara, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Baghmara, South Garo Hills 

# Darang Dura

Darang Dura is a village in Baghmara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793002**. The 2011 Census counted **222 people in 37 households**, the 73rd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 222people (2011)
- 37households
- 78.5%literacy
- 793002PIN code

## Darang Dura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darang Dura is 793002.** Darang Dura falls in Baghmara sub-district, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793002
- Community development blockBaghmara
- Census village code276043

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

## How far is Darang Dura from nearby towns?

- Baghmara (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)55 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)55 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 Darang Dura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Darang Dura; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baghmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 10 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 Darang Dura

Of every 100 households in Darang Dura in 2011, 43 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Darang Dura · ■ Baghmara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**58%

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

**68%

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

**27%

Tap water ****89%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****5%**

**17%

Television ****8%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****54%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Darang Dura?

■ Darang Dura · ■ Baghmara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**946

Working population ****34.2%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 66.7% for women. 34% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (8%) · **■** Marginal 69 (91%)

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 Baghmara

- Matmagitak233 people
- Sibbari232 people
- Rompa Asim225 people
- Lotnagar223 people
- Nengkong Songmong220 people
- Tengkigittim220 people
- Goka Wakchol214 people
- Lower patalgittim211 people

[All 172 villages in Baghmara](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/south-garo-hills/baghmara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darang Dura?793002
- How far is Darang Dura from Baghmara?55 km by road
- What is the population of Darang Dura?222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darang Dura in?South Garo Hills district (Baghmara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Darang Dura?78.5% (Census 2011)