Village · Dalu, West Garo Hills # Darong-Adu Darong-Adu is a village in Dalu sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794103. The 2011 Census counted 744 people in 134 households, the 7th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 744 people (2011) - 134 households - 92.0% literacy - 794103 PIN code ## Darong-Adu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Darong-Adu is 794103. Darong-Adu falls in Dalu sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 794103 - Community development block Dalu - Census village code 274217 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Darong-Adu from nearby towns? - Dalu (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road - Tura (district HQ) 52 km by road - Tura (nearest town) 52 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Darong-Adu? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Darong-Adu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Babelapara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 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 Darong-Adu Of every 100 households in Darong-Adu in 2011, 39 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Darong-Adu · ■ Dalu rural average - Electricity for lighting 39% 37% - Toilet within the home 98% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 2% 37% - Tap water 1% 13% - Drinking water within premises 4% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95% - Use banking services 41% 24% - Television 30% 25% - Mobile phone 21% 23% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 21% 9% - Car / jeep / van 6% 2% - None of these assets 42% 38% - Own their home 99% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Darong-Adu? ■ Darong-Adu · ■ Dalu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 92.0% 70.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1016 978 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 971 958 - Working population 33.1% 41.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.0% for men and 89.0% for women. 35% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 147 (60%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 77 (31%) · ■ Marginal 18 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dalu - Genapara 844 people - Chaipani A 821 people - Porakhasia 792 people - Killapara East B 777 people - Magupara 740 people - Kongtokpara 737 people - Chandobhoi B 731 people - Koinadubi 727 people All 201 villages in Dalu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Darong-Adu? 794103 - How far is Darong-Adu from Tura? 52 km by road - What is the population of Darong-Adu? 744 (Census 2011) - Which district is Darong-Adu in? West Garo Hills district (Dalu sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Darong-Adu? 92.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/dalu/darong-adu/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.