# Upper Rangsa Village, Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Upper Rangsa

Upper Rangsa is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 47 households**, the 116th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 235people (2011)
- 47households
- 96.9%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Upper Rangsa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276366

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

## How far is Upper Rangsa from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)94 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)94 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 Upper Rangsa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Upper Rangsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawthengkut
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 11 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 Upper Rangsa known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Upper Rangsa

Of every 100 households in Upper Rangsa in 2011, 32 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Upper Rangsa · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**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 ****11%**

**13%

Television ****26%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**45%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Upper Rangsa?

■ Upper Rangsa · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.9%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**940

Working population ****26.0%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.0% for men and 95.6% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 52 (85%) · **■** Other work 7 (11%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%)

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

- Mawlan A241 people
- Salpara241 people
- Mawtirang238 people
- Thangtngaw238 people
- Iewjynru231 people
- Tynrong Mawsaw231 people
- Goreng A230 people
- Mawbon Chithu227 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Upper Rangsa?793120
- How far is Upper Rangsa from Nongstoin?94 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Rangsa?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Rangsa in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Rangsa?96.9% (Census 2011)