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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Deokashra

Deokashra is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **225 people in 47 households**, the 134th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 225people (2011)
- 47households
- 69.0%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Deokashra PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273676

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

## How far is Deokashra 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 Deokashra?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Deokashra; 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Betasing
- ○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

- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Deokashra

Of every 100 households in Deokashra in 2011, 61 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Deokashra · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****48%**

**26%

Television ****30%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Deokashra?

■ Deokashra · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****708**

**960

Working population ****30.7%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 63.0% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (28%) · **■** Household industry 6 (9%) · **■** Other work 13 (19%) · **■** Marginal 11 (16%)

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

- Jolgaon Songsarek234 people
- Talbari232 people
- Bollonggre230 people
- Ballonggre228 people
- Amjana Korkora224 people
- Purasingga221 people
- Ulubari220 people
- Gambagre219 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Deokashra?794115
- How far is Deokashra from Tura?48 km by road
- What is the population of Deokashra?225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deokashra in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Deokashra?69.0% (Census 2011)