# Dongsu colony Village, Baghmara, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Baghmara, South Garo Hills 

# Dongsu colony

Dongsu colony is a village in Baghmara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793002**. The 2011 Census counted **244 people in 39 households**, the 62nd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 244people (2011)
- 39households
- 89.1%literacy
- 793002PIN code

## Dongsu colony PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793002
- Community development blockBaghmara
- Census village code276102

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

## How far is Dongsu colony from nearby towns?

- Baghmara (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)30 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)30 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 Dongsu colony?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Dongsu colony; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Ruthagre
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baghmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○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 watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 11 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 Dongsu colony

Of every 100 households in Dongsu colony in 2011, 90 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dongsu colony · ■ Baghmara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**58%

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

**68%

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

**27%

Tap water ****40%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**17%

Television ****32%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****58%**

**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 Dongsu colony?

■ Dongsu colony · ■ Baghmara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**68.4%

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

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**946

Working population ****34.8%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 84.8% for women. 34% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 84 (99%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%)

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

- Rongdotchi257 people
- Bamongre256 people
- Upper Dosogre256 people
- Chengbagre245 people
- Medical colony244 people
- Agrenggitim243 people
- Gokapepchandal243 people
- Eman Warima242 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dongsu colony?793002
- How far is Dongsu colony from Baghmara?30 km by road
- What is the population of Dongsu colony?244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongsu colony in?South Garo Hills district (Baghmara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dongsu colony?89.1% (Census 2011)