Village · Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills
# Rymbai

Rymbai is a village in Khliehriat sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793160. The 2011 Census counted 4,788 people in 764 households, the 1st largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.
- 4,788 people (2011)
- 764 households
- 64.5% literacy
- 793160 PIN code

## Rymbai PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Rymbai is 793160. Rymbai falls in Khliehriat sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793160
- Community development block Khliehriat
- Census village code 279424

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Rymbai from nearby towns?
- Khliehriat (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Rymbai?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Rymbai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 private
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt · 3 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jowai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Rymbai

Of every 100 households in Rymbai in 2011, 69 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 22 a car.

■ Rymbai · ■ Khliehriat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 69% 73%
- Toilet within the home 65% 45%
- No toilet (open defecation) 30% 51%
- Tap water 19% 30%
- Drinking water within premises 11% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 80%
- Use banking services 48% 41%
- Television 55% 36%
- Mobile phone 77% 52%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 22% 13%
- None of these assets 16% 35%
- Own their home 92% 87%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Rymbai?

■ Rymbai · ■ Khliehriat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.5% 58.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1034 1014
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1013 982
- Working population 30.5% 35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 64.9% for women. 41% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 71 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 52 (4%) · ■ Household industry 41 (3%) · ■ Other work 1,041 (71%) · ■ Marginal 255 (17%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Khliehriat
- Sutnga 3,608 people
- Soh Kymphor 3,277 people
- Khliehriat West 3,249 people
- Umkiang 3,082 people

All 109 villages in Khliehriat

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Rymbai? 793160
- How far is Rymbai from Jowai? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Rymbai? 4,788 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rymbai in? Jaintia Hills district (Khliehriat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rymbai? 64.5% (Census 2011)

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