# Dirang Village, Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Dirang

Dirang is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **129 people in 21 households**, the 145th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 129people (2011)
- 21households
- 80.4%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Dirang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dirang is 793119.** Dirang falls in Nongstoin sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276739

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

## How far is Dirang from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)18 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)18 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 Dirang?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 7 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 Dirang known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Dirang

Of every 100 households in Dirang in 2011, 40 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dirang · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**66%

Tap water ****60%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****20%**

**13%

Television ****20%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**56%

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 Dirang?

■ Dirang · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1003

Working population ****48.1%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 83.3% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 43 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (29%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%)

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 Nongstoin

- Mawthawphet135 people
- Umjaru133 people
- Mawshiangbai132 people
- Mawkhait Mihngi130 people
- Umsumbah129 people
- Mawmluh II128 people
- Marwa127 people
- New Mawjai127 people

[All 238 villages in Nongstoin](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/nongstoin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dirang?793119
- How far is Dirang from Nongstoin?18 km by road
- What is the population of Dirang?129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dirang in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dirang?80.4% (Census 2011)