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

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Dumnigaon

Dumnigaon is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **606 people in 143 households**, the 28th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 606people (2011)
- 143households
- 59.4%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Dumnigaon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273651

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

## How far is Dumnigaon from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)34 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)34 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 Dumnigaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dumnigaon; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garobadha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Dumnigaon

Of every 100 households in Dumnigaon in 2011, 41 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dumnigaon · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****37%**

**26%

Television ****16%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**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 Dumnigaon?

■ Dumnigaon · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**960

Working population ****51.7%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 52.1% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 110 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (32%) · **■** Other work 35 (11%) · **■** Marginal 67 (21%)

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

- Teporpara621 people
- Gasura615 people
- Wakantagre610 people
- Agalgre609 people
- Monabari594 people
- Garodoba582 people
- Takuranbari576 people
- Chelipara Songma564 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dumnigaon?794115
- How far is Dumnigaon from Tura?34 km by road
- What is the population of Dumnigaon?606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dumnigaon in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dumnigaon?59.4% (Census 2011)