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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Dathbanga

Dathbanga is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **196 people in 34 households**, the 156th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 196people (2011)
- 34households
- 54.2%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Dathbanga PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273963

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

## How far is Dathbanga from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)68 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)68 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 Dathbanga?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Dathbanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kalaipara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalaipara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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.

## What is Dathbanga known for?

The main crops are **paddy, material seed and jute**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dathbanga

Of every 100 households in Dathbanga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dathbanga · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**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 ****24%**

**33%

Television ****6%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Dathbanga?

■ Dathbanga · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****815**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**980

Working population ****46.4%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 49.3% for women. 41% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 29 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Other work 7 (8%) · **■** Marginal 50 (55%)

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

- Jonjonagiri201 people
- Gorbhuipara200 people
- Koraitola198 people
- Malidaspara198 people
- Amtuli195 people
- Chopapara192 people
- Kidapara189 people
- Boldamsonggitalgre186 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dathbanga?794001
- How far is Dathbanga from Tura?68 km by road
- What is the population of Dathbanga?196 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dathbanga in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dathbanga?54.2% (Census 2011)