# Dalu, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · West Garo Hills, Meghalaya 

# Dalu

Dalu is a sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. At the 2011 Census it had **54,095 people**, no towns and 201 villages (188 inhabited). The largest village is Gangbanga (963 people).

- 54,095people (2011)
- 201villages
- 0towns
- 70.6%literacy

## Population of Dalu compared with West Garo Hills

■ Dalu · ■ West Garo Hills district

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**976

Working population ****41.0%**

**39.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dalu

Of every 100 households in Dalu in 2011, 37 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dalu · ■ West Garo Hills district

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**37%

Tap water ****13%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****24%**

**32%

Television ****25%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**34%

Own their home ****93%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Dalu

- Gangbanga · 963 people
- Salbaripara · 951 people
- Genapara · 844 people
- Chaipani A · 821 people
- Porakhasia · 792 people
- Killapara East B · 777 people
- Darong-Adu · 744 people
- Magupara · 740 people
- Kongtokpara · 737 people
- Chandobhoi B · 731 people
- Koinadubi · 727 people
- Baburambil · 717 people
- Kujikura · 703 people
- Upper Mibonpara · 699 people
- Barengapara · 693 people
- Jarangpara · 674 people

[All 201 villages in Dalu →](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/dalu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Dalu?201 (188 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Dalu in?West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya
- What is the population of Dalu?54,095 (Census 2011)