# Damdilaka Village, Zikzak, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Damdilaka

Damdilaka is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **297 people in 62 households**, the 99th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 297people (2011)
- 62households
- 82.2%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Damdilaka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Damdilaka is 794001.** Damdilaka falls in Zikzak sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273976

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

## How far is Damdilaka from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)61 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)61 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 Damdilaka?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Zikzak
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○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 watertanks / ponds

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 Damdilaka

Of every 100 households in Damdilaka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Damdilaka · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**33%

Television ****11%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Damdilaka?

■ Damdilaka · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1800**

**980

Working population ****50.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 80.7% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 125 (83%) · **■** Household industry 9 (6%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 12 (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 Zikzak

- Sanjangpara312 people
- Ganggikona310 people
- Hullukona306 people
- Marahalipara302 people
- Hatibelpara296 people
- Kambakpara Songgitchm296 people
- Debajani291 people
- Chapahati II290 people

[All 223 villages in Zikzak](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/zikzak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Damdilaka?794001
- How far is Damdilaka from Tura?61 km by road
- What is the population of Damdilaka?297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damdilaka in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Damdilaka?82.2% (Census 2011)