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

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Marang

Marang is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **332 people in 53 households**, the 45th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 332people (2011)
- 53households
- 92.1%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Marang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276838

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

## How far is Marang from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)15 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)15 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 Marang?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Marang; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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.

## Homes and amenities in Marang

Of every 100 households in Marang in 2011, 71 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Marang · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**39%

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

**30%

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

**66%

Tap water ****27%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****35%**

**13%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****79%**

**56%

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 Marang?

■ Marang · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.1%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1135**

**1003

Working population ****48.8%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 93.3% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 83 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (28%) · **■** Marginal 33 (20%)

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

- Shiahtangbah349 people
- Nongtraw345 people
- Nongdiwah344 people
- Mawlieh339 people
- Khynrin331 people
- Umsiej331 people
- Nongdisong328 people
- Mawpon326 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marang?793119
- How far is Marang from Nongstoin?15 km by road
- What is the population of Marang?332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marang in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Marang?92.1% (Census 2011)