# Tarangblang Village, Amlarem, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Amlarem, Jaintia Hills 

# Tarangblang

Tarangblang is a village in Amlarem sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 135 households**, the 14th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 859people (2011)
- 135households
- 93.4%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Tarangblang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tarangblang is 793150.** Tarangblang falls in Amlarem sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockAmlarem
- Census village code279362

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

## How far is Tarangblang from nearby towns?

- Amlarem (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)46 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)46 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 Tarangblang?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Tarangblang

Of every 100 households in Tarangblang in 2011, 66 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tarangblang · ■ Amlarem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**96%

Use banking services ****97%**

**46%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**54%

Own their home ****94%**

**89%

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 Tarangblang?

■ Tarangblang · ■ Amlarem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1137**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1189**

**987

Working population ****35.3%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 93.0% for women. 50% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 50 (17%) · **■** Other work 60 (20%) · **■** Marginal 193 (64%)

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 Amlarem

- Umladkhur1,247 people
- Darang1,234 people
- Muktapur1,024 people
- Shken Talang921 people
- Nongbareh Rim752 people
- Syndai Kmaishnong706 people
- Sohkha Shnong691 people
- Shken Pyrsit677 people

[All 98 villages in Amlarem](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/amlarem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tarangblang?793150
- How far is Tarangblang from Jowai?46 km by road
- What is the population of Tarangblang?859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarangblang in?Jaintia Hills district (Amlarem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Tarangblang?93.4% (Census 2011)