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About Dangar Dombah Village

Dangar Dombah is a mid sized village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 464 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangar Dombah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangar Dombah village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 905
Male Population 464
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dangar Dombah compares

By the 2011 count Dangar Dombah is the 10th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dangar Dombah

Dangar Dombah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dangar Dombah as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dangar Dombah from other places

Dangar Dombah lies about 49 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Boko, about 92 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dangar Dombah
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 23 km
Nearest town Shella 25 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 49 km
Nearest railway station Boko 92 km

Villages closest to Dangar Dombah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawsynram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dangar Dombah

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangar Dombah village had a population of 905. That makes it the 10th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Dangar Dombah village has 464 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangar Dombah has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Dangar Dombah is 793121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangar Dombah falls under Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Dangar Dombah is Boko, about 92 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dangar Dombah.

Dangar Dombah is about 49 km from East Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangar Dombah is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 23 km away. Shella is about 25 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dombah (under 2 km), Umlynter Balat (2.1 km) and Mawpdai (4.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dangar Dombah today is likely to be higher.

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