# Rikhen Village, Mairang, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Rikhen

Rikhen is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **624 people in 122 households**, the 35th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 624people (2011)
- 122households
- 83.9%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Rikhen PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rikhen is 793120.** Rikhen falls in Mairang sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code277059

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

## How far is Rikhen from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)69 km by road
- Mairang (nearest town)20 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 Rikhen?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongkhlaw
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mairang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Rikhen known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Rikhen

Of every 100 households in Rikhen in 2011, 70 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Rikhen · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**43%

Tap water ****96%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****58%**

**17%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**49%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Rikhen?

■ Rikhen · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**957

Working population ****33.5%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 85.4% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (13%) · **■** Marginal 69 (33%)

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 Mairang

- Mawkohmit & mawkynsah650 people
- Ksehkohmoit648 people
- Dongki ingding636 people
- Wahlakhaw632 people
- Langtor611 people
- Wahrit607 people
- Kynsew590 people
- Pungsaniang585 people

[All 144 villages in Mairang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mairang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rikhen?793120
- How far is Rikhen from Nongstoin?69 km by road
- What is the population of Rikhen?624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rikhen in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rikhen?83.9% (Census 2011)