# Rangsakona Village, Betasing, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Rangsakona

Rangsakona is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794105**. The 2011 Census counted **532 people in 82 households**, the 36th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 532people (2011)
- 82households
- 96.0%literacy
- 794105PIN code

## Rangsakona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rangsakona is 794105.** Rangsakona falls in Betasing sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794105
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273653

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

## How far is Rangsakona from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)37 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)37 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 Rangsakona?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Rangsakona; 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
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garobadha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Rangsakona

Of every 100 households in Rangsakona in 2011, 78 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Rangsakona · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****62%**

**26%

Television ****58%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Rangsakona?

■ Rangsakona · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.0%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**960

Working population ****40.0%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 97.4% for women. 44% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 72 (34%) · **■** Marginal 121 (57%)

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 Betasing

- Chelipara Songma564 people
- Taktaki551 people
- Kumli544 people
- Muji Agalgre535 people
- Belbari531 people
- Hatisil527 people
- Adugre526 people
- Bongpara525 people

[All 204 villages in Betasing](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/betasing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rangsakona?794105
- How far is Rangsakona from Tura?37 km by road
- What is the population of Rangsakona?532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rangsakona in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rangsakona?96.0% (Census 2011)