# Dandarigiri Village, Tikrikilla, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Tikrikilla, West Garo Hills 

# Dandarigiri

Dandarigiri is a village in Tikrikilla sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794109**. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 48 households**, the 83rd largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 284people (2011)
- 48households
- 60.2%literacy
- 794109PIN code

## Dandarigiri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dandarigiri is 794109.** Dandarigiri falls in Tikrikilla sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794109
- Community development blockTikrikilla
- Census village code273389

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

## How far is Dandarigiri from nearby towns?

- Tikrikilla (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)55 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)142 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 Dandarigiri?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tikrikilla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tikrikilla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 20 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 Dandarigiri

Of every 100 households in Dandarigiri in 2011, 2 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dandarigiri · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**35%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**32%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**30%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Dandarigiri?

■ Dandarigiri · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**977

Working population ****43.7%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 45.9% for women. 49% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 117 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%)

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 Tikrikilla

- Jangrapara Songgitcham290 people
- Rongsai287 people
- Doabokgre286 people
- Kakunanggre286 people
- Jurigaon284 people
- Aitibi283 people
- Rangtapgre278 people
- Didapara274 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dandarigiri?794109
- How far is Dandarigiri from Tura?55 km by road
- What is the population of Dandarigiri?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dandarigiri in?West Garo Hills district (Tikrikilla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dandarigiri?60.2% (Census 2011)