# Risawkur Village, Pynursla, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Risawkur

Risawkur is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **6 people in 3 households**, the 128th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 16.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 6people (2011)
- 3households
- 16.7%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Risawkur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Risawkur is 793112.** Risawkur falls in Pynursla sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code278976

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

## How far is Risawkur from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)55 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)55 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 Risawkur?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Risawkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Umniuh Iarbniaw
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pynursla
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water

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 Risawkur known for?

The main crops are **basket and mat**. Products made here include yam and potato. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Risawkur

Of every 100 households in Risawkur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Risawkur · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**67%

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

**20%

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

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**57%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Risawkur?

■ Risawkur · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****16.7%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1030

Working population ****100.0%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 0.0% for men and 33.3% for women. 100% of men and 100% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 5 (83%) · **■** Other work 1 (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 Pynursla

- Phlang-U-Diak15 people
- Pyrjat13 people
- Mawlyngkhai8 people
- Jading6 people
- Dobkba3 people
- Ladmawkhap2 people
- Mawbarem2 people
- Longkading1 person

[All 156 villages in Pynursla](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/pynursla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Risawkur?793112
- How far is Risawkur from Shillong?55 km by road
- What is the population of Risawkur?6 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Risawkur in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Risawkur?16.7% (Census 2011)