# Dombah Village, Mawthadraishan, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawthadraishan, West Khasi Hills 

# Dombah

Dombah is a village in Mawthadraishan sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **263 people in 38 households**, the 65th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 263people (2011)
- 38households
- 68.0%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Dombah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dombah is 793119.** Dombah falls in Mawthadraishan sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockMawthadraishan
- Census village code276948

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

## How far is Dombah from nearby towns?

- Mawthadraishan (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)46 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)46 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 Dombah?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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)12 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 Dombah known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dombah

Of every 100 households in Dombah in 2011, 39 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dombah · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****42%**

**23%

Television ****11%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**52%

Own their home ****92%**

**95%

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 Dombah?

■ Dombah · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**961

Working population ****37.6%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.7% for men and 72.6% for women. 37% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 87 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (10%)

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 Mawthadraishan

- Mawkhan Pombeh306 people
- Mawkynbat291 people
- Rngisawlia281 people
- Wahrinong267 people
- Mawkatad262 people
- Kynshi Lawdihshit259 people
- Domkohmen241 people
- Ranapbah241 people

[All 104 villages in Mawthadraishan](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawthadraishan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dombah?793119
- How far is Dombah from Nongstoin?46 km by road
- What is the population of Dombah?263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dombah in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawthadraishan sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dombah?68.0% (Census 2011)