# Ranighat Village, Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Ranighat

Ranighat is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **361 people in 68 households**, the 55th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 99.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 361people (2011)
- 68households
- 99.7%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Ranighat PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276338

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

## How far is Ranighat from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)97 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)97 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 Ranighat?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Ranighat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawtheykot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 Ranighat known for?

The main crops are **jhum paddy, winter paddy and arecanut, banana**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Ranighat

Of every 100 households in Ranighat in 2011, 52 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ranighat · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**30%

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

**51%

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

**47%

Tap water ****61%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**100%

Use banking services ****24%**

**13%

Television ****29%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**45%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Ranighat?

■ Ranighat · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****99.7%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**940

Working population ****51.2%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.3% for men and 100.0% for women. 49% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 82 (44%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 81 (44%) · **■** Marginal 15 (8%)

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 Mawshynrut

- Jynruniangbrak365 people
- Mawlein365 people
- Rangseng362 people
- Nongrynniaw361 people
- Mawkhar360 people
- Mynniar356 people
- Kyllon Mathei352 people
- Mawdiangsnam340 people

[All 328 villages in Mawshynrut](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ranighat?793120
- How far is Ranighat from Nongstoin?97 km by road
- What is the population of Ranighat?361 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranighat in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Ranighat?99.7% (Census 2011)