# Upper Damachiga Village, Tikrikilla – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Tikrikilla, West Garo Hills 

# Upper Damachiga

Upper Damachiga is a village in Tikrikilla sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794109**. The 2011 Census counted **512 people in 104 households**, the 35th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 512people (2011)
- 104households
- 72.3%literacy
- 794109PIN code

## Upper Damachiga PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794109
- Community development blockTikrikilla
- Census village code273344

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

## How far is Upper Damachiga from nearby towns?

- Tikrikilla (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)52 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)122 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 Upper Damachiga?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bollonggitok
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tikrikilla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 21 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 Upper Damachiga

Of every 100 households in Upper Damachiga in 2011, 1 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Upper Damachiga · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**35%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

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

**32%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****13%**

**30%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Upper Damachiga?

■ Upper Damachiga · ■ Tikrikilla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**977

Working population ****45.9%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 66.8% for women. 43% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 201 (86%) · **■** Household industry 12 (5%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 18 (8%)

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

- Jengrip524 people
- Kathalbari516 people
- Sabonggre A515 people
- Naguapara512 people
- Nogorgaon511 people
- Bondukmali510 people
- Dobok Jakolgre496 people
- Kalajhar491 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Upper Damachiga?794109
- How far is Upper Damachiga from Tura?52 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Damachiga?512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Damachiga in?West Garo Hills district (Tikrikilla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Damachiga?72.3% (Census 2011)