Ban Dongphayom is a rural agricultural residential village.
Resident farmers in Ban Dongphayom are primarily engaged in the business of growing rice.
However, most farms are diversified, growing sugar cane, bananas, mangos, papayas, chili peppers, coconuts, spices and herbs.
Farmers in Ban Dongphayom also typically raise livestock such as cattle, chicken and pigs.
A public pharmacy is also run from one of the homes in Ban Dongphayom which supplies medication to Ban Dongphayom villagers and residents of surrounding villages in Nakhon Pa Mak.
Villagers also engage in fishing in the canal which flows through the village.
As of 2001, running water had just been installed in Ban Dongphayom, and the water quality was not yet suitable for drinking.
Electricity is available and most homes have televisions.
Phone lines, however are not installed.
Some villagers use mobile phones for communication outside the village.
Transportation in and out of the village is over narrow dirt roads.
These roads are the primary route for transportation in Ban Dongphayom, although the canal is navigable for small boats.
Small bridges such as the bridge at Ban Dongphayom prevent larger vessels from navigating the canal.
Ban Dongphayom is a rural agricultural residential village. Resident farmers in Ban Dongphayom are primarily engaged in the business of growing rice. However, most farms are diversified, growing sugar cane, bananas, mangos, papayas, chili peppers, coconuts, spices and herbs. Farmers in Ban Dongphayom also typically raise livestock such as cattle, chicken and pigs. A public pharmacy is also run from one of the homes in Ban Dongphayom which supplies medication to Ban Dongphayom villagers and residents of surrounding villages in Nakhon Pa Mak. Villagers also engage in fishing in the canal which flows through the village. As of 2001, running water had just been installed in Ban Dongphayom, and the water quality was not yet suitable for drinking. Electricity is available and most homes have televisions. Phone lines, however are not installed. Some villagers use mobile phones for communication outside the village. Transportation in and out of the village is over narrow dirt roads. These roads are the primary route for transportation in Ban Dongphayom, although the canal is navigable for small boats. Small bridges such as the bridge at Ban Dongphayom prevent larger vessels from navigating the canal.
Ban Dongphayom