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

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Village · Dalu, West Garo Hills 

# Dobakura B

Dobakura B is a village in Dalu sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794103**. The 2011 Census counted **376 people in 92 households**, the 52nd largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 376people (2011)
- 92households
- 63.3%literacy
- 794103PIN code

## Dobakura B PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794103
- Community development blockDalu
- Census village code274311

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

## How far is Dobakura B from nearby towns?

- Dalu (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)70 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)70 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 B?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dalu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 B

Of every 100 households in Dobakura B in 2011, 47 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dobakura B · ■ Dalu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**37%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****28%**

**24%

Television ****38%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****58%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 B?

■ Dobakura B · ■ Dalu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**958

Working population ****28.2%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 55.7% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (6%) · **■** Other work 57 (54%) · **■** Marginal 18 (17%)

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

- Marapara390 people
- Asiragre385 people
- Dobakura A379 people
- Akinpara377 people
- Surunanggre375 people
- Lower Bamonpara349 people
- Ganipara347 people
- Balijhora344 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 B?794103
- How far is Dobakura B from Tura?70 km by road
- What is the population of Dobakura B?376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dobakura B in?West Garo Hills district (Dalu sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dobakura B?63.3% (Census 2011)