# Amarsang Village, Ranikor, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Amarsang

Amarsang is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **131 people in 20 households**, the 116th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 131people (2011)
- 20households
- 84.0%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Amarsang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277138

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

## How far is Amarsang from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)180 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)180 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 Amarsang?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Amarsang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawkyrwat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○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

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 Amarsang

Of every 100 households in Amarsang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amarsang · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****95%**

**58%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Amarsang?

■ Amarsang · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**70.9%

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

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****550**

**966

Working population ****46.6%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 81.5% for women. 45% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 50 (82%) · **■** Household industry 3 (5%) · **■** Marginal 8 (13%)

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 Ranikor

- Ditumtum135 people
- Ryngkhiat133 people
- Rudu B132 people
- Weikut132 people
- Mairamading125 people
- Upper Koraibari121 people
- Chikonbari B119 people
- Mawlongroh118 people

[All 161 villages in Ranikor](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/ranikor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amarsang?793119
- How far is Amarsang from Nongstoin?180 km by road
- What is the population of Amarsang?131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amarsang in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Amarsang?84.0% (Census 2011)