# Dorangre B Village, Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Dorangre B

Dorangre B is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 34 households**, the 153rd largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 187people (2011)
- 34households
- 57.2%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Dorangre B PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dorangre B is 793120.** Dorangre B falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276607

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

## How far is Dorangre B from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)89 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)89 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 Dorangre B?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dorangre B; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawthengkut
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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.

## What is Dorangre B known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and pine apple**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dorangre B

Of every 100 households in Dorangre B in 2011, 31 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dorangre B · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**30%

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

**51%

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

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****9%**

**13%

Television ****23%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**45%

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 Dorangre B?

■ Dorangre B · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****690**

**940

Working population ****48.1%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 55.4% for women. 43% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (54%) · **■** Other work 31 (34%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 Mawshynrut

- Riangna195 people
- Japung190 people
- Nonghawei190 people
- Unbyrsit189 people
- Balapara184 people
- Pomdkhar184 people
- Siminaguri184 people
- Nongpdeng183 people

[All 328 villages in Mawshynrut](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dorangre B?793120
- How far is Dorangre B from Nongstoin?89 km by road
- What is the population of Dorangre B?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dorangre B in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dorangre B?57.2% (Census 2011)