# Arphewsan Mile Village, Ranikor, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Arphewsan Mile

Arphewsan Mile is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **82 people in 19 households**, the 132nd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 82people (2011)
- 19households
- 40.0%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Arphewsan Mile PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arphewsan Mile is 793106.** Arphewsan Mile falls in Ranikor sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277166

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

## How far is Arphewsan Mile from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)125 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)125 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 Arphewsan Mile?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water

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 Arphewsan Mile known for?

The main crops are **orange, broom stick and arecanut**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Arphewsan Mile

Of every 100 households in Arphewsan Mile in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arphewsan Mile · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**77%

Tap water ****100%**

**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 ****28%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****72%**

**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 Arphewsan Mile?

■ Arphewsan Mile · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.0%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****708**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**966

Working population ****53.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.0% for men and 40.0% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 42 (95%) · **■** Other work 2 (5%)

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

- Nongphanwir99 people
- Upper Gillagora93 people
- Khadphra91 people
- Songdongktieh91 people
- Umtongkut82 people
- Domlinar79 people
- Pyndenlaru75 people
- Nongbahjynrin73 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arphewsan Mile?793106
- How far is Arphewsan Mile from Nongstoin?125 km by road
- What is the population of Arphewsan Mile?82 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arphewsan Mile in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Arphewsan Mile?40.0% (Census 2011)