# Domkohsam Village, Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Domkohsam

Domkohsam is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **389 people in 64 households**, the 36th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 389people (2011)
- 64households
- 89.9%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Domkohsam PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276789

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

## How far is Domkohsam from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)6 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)6 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 Domkohsam?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Domkohsam

Of every 100 households in Domkohsam in 2011, 43 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Domkohsam · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****30%**

**13%

Television ****32%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

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

**56%

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 Domkohsam?

■ Domkohsam · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116**

**1003

Working population ****42.7%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 88.7% for women. 42% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (95%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Nongstoin

- Mawthawniaw409 people
- Nongshyrkon A406 people
- Mawlangstieh400 people
- Mawthungmarwei395 people
- Mawthir389 people
- Nongthymmai380 people
- Ramsngiwar380 people
- Mawduh355 people

[All 238 villages in Nongstoin](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/nongstoin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Domkohsam?793119
- How far is Domkohsam from Nongstoin?6 km by road
- What is the population of Domkohsam?389 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Domkohsam in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Domkohsam?89.9% (Census 2011)