# Rangweng Village, Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Rangweng

Rangweng is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **117 people in 26 households**, the 123rd largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 117people (2011)
- 26households
- 91.6%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Rangweng PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278665

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

## How far is Rangweng from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)91 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)91 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 Rangweng?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawsynram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Rangweng known for?

The main crops are **orange, banana and arecanut**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Rangweng

Of every 100 households in Rangweng in 2011, 100 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Rangweng · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**70%

Tap water ****100%**

**47%

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

**7%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****42%**

**31%

Television ****27%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****65%**

**52%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Rangweng?

■ Rangweng · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**979

Working population ****32.5%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 88.9% for women. 53% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 27 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (21%) · **■** Other work 3 (8%)

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

- Dobakhol128 people
- Khaikuna126 people
- Phudphanblei123 people
- Sanditola118 people
- Umniang117 people
- Umpyrdong112 people
- Mawksing110 people
- Wahrisain106 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rangweng?793121
- How far is Rangweng from Shillong?91 km by road
- What is the population of Rangweng?117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rangweng in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rangweng?91.6% (Census 2011)