# Damal Onthapara Village, Dalu, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Dalu, West Garo Hills 

# Damal Onthapara

Damal Onthapara is a village in Dalu sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794103**. The 2011 Census counted **119 people in 21 households**, the 148th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 119people (2011)
- 21households
- 74.7%literacy
- 794103PIN code

## Damal Onthapara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Damal Onthapara is 794103.** Damal Onthapara falls in Dalu sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794103
- Community development blockDalu
- Census village code274335

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

## How far is Damal Onthapara from nearby towns?

- Dalu (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)56 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)56 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 Damal Onthapara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Damal Onthapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chokpot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Damal Onthapara

Of every 100 households in Damal Onthapara in 2011, 5 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Damal Onthapara · ■ Dalu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**37%

Tap water ****33%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****10%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****86%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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).

## What is the population of Damal Onthapara?

■ Damal Onthapara · ■ Dalu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**958

Working population ****38.7%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 60.5% for women. 36% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (43%) · **■** Household industry 6 (13%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 19 (41%)

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 Dalu

- Soropagre130 people
- Dewaliggre123 people
- Sanjeng Nokat120 people
- Bangsitolagre119 people
- Gonangpara115 people
- Chimanpara113 people
- Medupara113 people
- Monupara113 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Damal Onthapara?794103
- How far is Damal Onthapara from Tura?56 km by road
- What is the population of Damal Onthapara?119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damal Onthapara in?West Garo Hills district (Dalu sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Damal Onthapara?74.7% (Census 2011)