# Rajagaon West Village, Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Rajagaon West

Rajagaon West is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **83 people in 20 households**, the 139th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 18.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 83people (2011)
- 20households
- 18.6%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Rajagaon West PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rajagaon West is 793121.** Rajagaon West falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278734

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

## How far is Rajagaon West from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)62 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)116 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)116 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 Rajagaon West?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Rajagaon West; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dangar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 17 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 Rajagaon West known for?

The main crops are **rice, areca nut and pine apple**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Rajagaon West

Of every 100 households in Rajagaon West in 2011, 25 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rajagaon West · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****40%**

**31%

Television ****20%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**52%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 Rajagaon West?

■ Rajagaon West · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****18.6%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**979

Working population ****42.2%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.3% for men and 9.4% for women. 38% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 4 (11%) · **■** Household industry 10 (29%) · **■** Other work 15 (43%) · **■** Marginal 6 (17%)

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 Mawsynram

- Kandapara95 people
- Katrang87 people
- Nayapara85 people
- Nongdisiar84 people
- Mawspong82 people
- Sohklong82 people
- Dewsaw Nongthymmai80 people
- Domjri73 people

[All 166 villages in Mawsynram](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawsynram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rajagaon West?793121
- How far is Rajagaon West from Shillong?116 km by road
- What is the population of Rajagaon West?83 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajagaon West in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rajagaon West?18.6% (Census 2011)