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

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Dufrigaon

Dufrigaon is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **249 people in 58 households**, the 124th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 249people (2011)
- 58households
- 85.8%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Dufrigaon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273830

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

## How far is Dufrigaon from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)54 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)54 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 Dufrigaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-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

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ampati
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ampati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 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 watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Dufrigaon

Of every 100 households in Dufrigaon in 2011, 42 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dufrigaon · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**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 ****46%**

**33%

Television ****31%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Dufrigaon?

■ Dufrigaon · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****791**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****438**

**980

Working population ****56.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 80.6% for women. 52% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (16%) · **■** Household industry 8 (6%) · **■** Other work 28 (20%) · **■** Marginal 49 (35%)

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

- Damalgre261 people
- Bengdapara260 people
- Kalaigaon Bilipara258 people
- Patijora258 people
- Rukolpara248 people
- Satihari248 people
- Bolchugre241 people
- Kalaigaon Dakdakipara238 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dufrigaon?794001
- How far is Dufrigaon from Tura?54 km by road
- What is the population of Dufrigaon?249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dufrigaon in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dufrigaon?85.8% (Census 2011)