# Dakupara Village, Betasing, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Dakupara

Dakupara is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 52 households**, the 122nd largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 258people (2011)
- 52households
- 60.2%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Dakupara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dakupara is 794115.** Dakupara falls in Betasing sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273673

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

## How far is Dakupara from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)48 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)48 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 Dakupara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dakupara; 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Garobadha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells

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 Dakupara

Of every 100 households in Dakupara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dakupara · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****40%**

**26%

Television ****4%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**34%

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 Dakupara?

■ Dakupara · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1224**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1462**

**960

Working population ****34.5%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 58.5% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (24%) · **■** Other work 27 (30%) · **■** Marginal 15 (17%)

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 Betasing

- Bolchugre262 people
- Sipra Kumli261 people
- Gimbilgre260 people
- Chikimilgre259 people
- Hajonggre255 people
- Morkona253 people
- Kongpara245 people
- Sonamite Ajrigre243 people

[All 204 villages in Betasing](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/betasing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dakupara?794115
- How far is Dakupara from Tura?48 km by road
- What is the population of Dakupara?258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakupara in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dakupara?60.2% (Census 2011)