Village · Dalu, West Garo Hills
# Chaipani A

Chaipani A is a village in Dalu sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794103. The 2011 Census counted 821 people in 198 households, the 4th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.
- 821 people (2011)
- 198 households
- 78.7% literacy
- 794103 PIN code

## Chaipani A PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chaipani A is 794103. Chaipani A falls in Dalu sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 794103
- Community development block Dalu
- Census village code 274403

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chaipani A from nearby towns?
- Dalu (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Tura (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Tura (nearest town) 50 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chaipani A?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Chaipani A; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dalu
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Chaipani A

Of every 100 households in Chaipani A in 2011, 81 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Chaipani A · ■ Dalu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 81% 37%
- Toilet within the home 77% 60%
- No toilet (open defecation) 23% 37%
- Tap water 37% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 35% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 28% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 72% 95%
- Use banking services 62% 24%
- Television 51% 25%
- Mobile phone 30% 23%
- Computer with internet 3% 2%
- Two-wheeler 11% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 2%
- None of these assets 26% 38%
- Own their home 82% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chaipani A?

■ Chaipani A · ■ Dalu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.7% 70.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 998 978
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 759 958
- Working population 35.7% 41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 72.4% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 22 (8%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 170 (58%) · ■ Marginal 98 (33%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dalu
- Gangbanga 963 people
- Salbaripara 951 people
- Genapara 844 people
- Porakhasia 792 people
- Killapara East B 777 people
- Darong-Adu 744 people
- Magupara 740 people

All 201 villages in Dalu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chaipani A? 794103
- How far is Chaipani A from Tura? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Chaipani A? 821 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaipani A in? West Garo Hills district (Dalu sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Chaipani A? 78.7% (Census 2011)

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