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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Chimasora

Chimasora is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **297 people in 52 households**, the 46th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 297people (2011)
- 52households
- 53.8%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Chimasora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chimasora is 793114.** Chimasora falls in Ranikor sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277227

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

## How far is Chimasora from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)25 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 Chimasora?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chimasora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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.

## Homes and amenities in Chimasora

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

■ Chimasora · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**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 ****10%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**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 Chimasora?

■ Chimasora · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**966

Working population ****71.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.3% for men and 52.3% for women. 67% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 206 (98%)

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

- Upper Puksora329 people
- Noasora325 people
- Kangklak311 people
- Mawlongbah298 people
- Dirang297 people
- Rongdusora296 people
- Lower Koltapara295 people
- Koraibari289 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chimasora?793114
- How far is Chimasora from Nongstoin?180 km by road
- What is the population of Chimasora?297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chimasora in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Chimasora?53.8% (Census 2011)