# Kharang Village, Mawkynrew, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawkynrew, East Khasi Hills 

# Kharang

Kharang is a village in Mawkynrew sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793015**. The 2011 Census counted **2,117 people in 352 households**, the 4th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 2,117people (2011)
- 352households
- 74.3%literacy
- 793015PIN code

## Kharang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharang is 793015.** Kharang falls in Mawkynrew sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793015
- Community development blockMawkynrew
- Census village code278430

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

## How far is Kharang from nearby towns?

- Mawkynrew (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)42 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)42 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 Kharang?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kharang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jongksha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 20 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 Kharang

Of every 100 households in Kharang in 2011, 30 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharang · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**61%

Tap water ****66%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**10%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****29%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****61%**

**61%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kharang?

■ Kharang · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**999

Working population ****46.7%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 80.6% for women. 48% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 462 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 406 (41%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 103 (10%) · **■** Marginal 14 (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 Mawkynrew

- Thynroit3,503 people
- Jongksha3,210 people
- Laitkyrhong2,136 people
- Thangsning1,472 people
- Nongjrong1,440 people
- Lynshing1,285 people
- Pingwait1,192 people

[All 71 villages in Mawkynrew](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawkynrew/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharang?793015
- How far is Kharang from Shillong?42 km by road
- What is the population of Kharang?2,117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharang in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawkynrew sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kharang?74.3% (Census 2011)