Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills # Dariphang Dariphang is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793120. The 2011 Census counted 206 people in 37 households, the 136th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 206 people (2011) - 37 households - 27.9% literacy - 793120 PIN code ## Dariphang PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dariphang is 793120. Dariphang falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793120 - Community development block Mawshynrut - Census village code 276423 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dariphang from nearby towns? - Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ) 55 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ) 60 km by road - Nongstoin (nearest town) 60 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dariphang? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Dariphang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mawthengkut - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nongstoin - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nongstoin - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ 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 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dariphang known for? The main crops are paddy and maize. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dariphang Of every 100 households in Dariphang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dariphang · ■ Mawshynrut rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 30% - Toilet within the home 3% 51% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 47% - Tap water 0% 24% - Drinking water within premises 0% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 3% 13% - Television 16% 18% - Mobile phone 8% 26% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 60% 45% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dariphang? ■ Dariphang · ■ Mawshynrut rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 27.9% 74.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 791 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 677 940 - Working population 57.8% 43.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 35.7% for men and 18.6% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 117 (98%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mawshynrut - Jiriangsin 209 people - Jukisil 209 people - Nongwardro 207 people - Thiepjaphlang 207 people - Riangmaw 205 people - Matchokkhanram 203 people - Mawjiej 203 people - Nongdron 203 people All 328 villages in Mawshynrut ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dariphang? 793120 - How far is Dariphang from Nongstoin? 60 km by road - What is the population of Dariphang? 206 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dariphang in? West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Dariphang? 27.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/dariphang/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.