# Kairang Village, Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills 

# Kairang

Kairang is a village in Khliehriat sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793160**. The 2011 Census counted **394 people in 67 households**, the 64th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 394people (2011)
- 67households
- 55.3%literacy
- 793160PIN code

## Kairang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kairang is 793160.** Kairang falls in Khliehriat sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793160
- Community development blockKhliehriat
- Census village code279422

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

## How far is Kairang from nearby towns?

- Khliehriat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)43 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)43 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 Kairang?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kairang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khliehriat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Kairang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and broom**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kairang

Of every 100 households in Kairang in 2011, 83 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Kairang · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

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

**14%

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

**11%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****53%**

**41%

Television ****14%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**13%

None of these assets ****30%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Kairang?

■ Kairang · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**982

Working population ****33.2%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.9% for men and 56.8% for women. 48% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 22 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (79%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%)

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 Khliehriat

- Pynurkba414 people
- Shilliang Umshong407 people
- Lahalein406 people
- Lum Phyllut395 people
- Khlieh Myntriang363 people
- Borsora359 people
- Um Latdoh349 people
- Lama338 people

[All 109 villages in Khliehriat](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/khliehriat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kairang?793160
- How far is Kairang from Jowai?43 km by road
- What is the population of Kairang?394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kairang in?Jaintia Hills district (Khliehriat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kairang?55.3% (Census 2011)