# Dobakura A Village, Dalu, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Dalu, West Garo Hills 

# Dobakura A

Dobakura A is a village in Dalu sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794103**. The 2011 Census counted **379 people in 86 households**, the 50th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 379people (2011)
- 86households
- 47.9%literacy
- 794103PIN code

## Dobakura A PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794103
- Community development blockDalu
- Census village code274310

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

## How far is Dobakura A from nearby towns?

- Dalu (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)78 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)78 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 Dobakura A?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dalu
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)17 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 Dobakura A

Of every 100 households in Dobakura A in 2011, 37 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dobakura A · ■ Dalu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****19%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****79%**

**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 Dobakura A?

■ Dobakura A · ■ Dalu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1345**

**958

Working population ****57.0%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.9% for men and 43.0% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 133 (62%)

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

- Gonchudaregre400 people
- Dalugaon394 people
- Marapara390 people
- Asiragre385 people
- Akinpara377 people
- Dobakura B376 people
- Surunanggre375 people
- Lower Bamonpara349 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dobakura A?794103
- How far is Dobakura A from Tura?78 km by road
- What is the population of Dobakura A?379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dobakura A in?West Garo Hills district (Dalu sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dobakura A?47.9% (Census 2011)