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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Chiragao

Chiragao is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **136 people in 33 households**, the 111th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 136people (2011)
- 33households
- 40.5%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Chiragao PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277242

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

## How far is Chiragao from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)155 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)155 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 Chiragao?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawsynram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Chiragao

Of every 100 households in Chiragao in 2011, 3 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chiragao · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**22%

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

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**18%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Chiragao?

■ Chiragao · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.5%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1778**

**966

Working population ****0.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.8% for men and 27.1% for women. 0% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Other work 1 (100%)

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

- Chipapara147 people
- Khasiadop143 people
- Mawpait-Trongpleng141 people
- Jimaduar139 people
- Ditumtum135 people
- Ryngkhiat133 people
- Rudu B132 people
- Weikut132 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chiragao?793106
- How far is Chiragao from Nongstoin?155 km by road
- What is the population of Chiragao?136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiragao in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Chiragao?40.5% (Census 2011)