Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills
# Rangthong Nongbah

Rangthong Nongbah is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793114. The 2011 Census counted 825 people in 137 households, the 14th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.
- 825 people (2011)
- 137 households
- 90.2% literacy
- 793114 PIN code

## Rangthong Nongbah PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Rangthong Nongbah is 793114. Rangthong Nongbah falls in Mawkyrwat sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793114
- Community development block Mawkyrwat
- Census village code 277314

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

## How far is Rangthong Nongbah from nearby towns?
- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ) 66 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town) 66 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Rangthong Nongbah?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Rangthong Nongbah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ● Middle school In village · 3 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● 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
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 11 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rangthong Nongbah known for?

The main crops are rice.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rangthong Nongbah

Of every 100 households in Rangthong Nongbah in 2011, 89 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Rangthong Nongbah · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 61%
- Toilet within the home 51% 31%
- No toilet (open defecation) 49% 63%
- Tap water 0% 24%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98%
- Use banking services 22% 16%
- Television 24% 17%
- Mobile phone 24% 27%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 3%
- None of these assets 64% 58%
- Own their home 99% 96%

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

## What is the population of Rangthong Nongbah?

■ Rangthong Nongbah · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 90.2% 78.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 998 993
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1092 975
- Working population 35.8% 40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 90.9% for women. 40% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 76 (26%) · ■ Marginal 218 (74%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mawkyrwat
- Mawthong 1,039 people
- Rangdikhew 1,016 people
- Marshillong 976 people
- Sngimawlein 888 people
- Mawthawpdah 816 people
- Phutjaud 809 people
- Breimahriang Nongbah Marshillong 773 people
- Nongsynrieh 756 people

All 140 villages in Mawkyrwat

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Rangthong Nongbah? 793114
- How far is Rangthong Nongbah from Nongstoin? 66 km by road
- What is the population of Rangthong Nongbah? 825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rangthong Nongbah in? West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rangthong Nongbah? 90.2% (Census 2011)

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