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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Dirang

Dirang is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **297 people in 75 households**, the 47th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 297people (2011)
- 75households
- 79.1%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Dirang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277170

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

## How far is Dirang from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)148 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)148 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 Dirang?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dirang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawkyrwat
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Dirang

Of every 100 households in Dirang in 2011, 31 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dirang · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**77%

Tap water ****100%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**7%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****3%**

**18%

Television ****10%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****89%**

**58%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dirang?

■ Dirang · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**966

Working population ****47.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 78.5% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (16%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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

- Noasora325 people
- Kangklak311 people
- Mawlongbah298 people
- Chimasora297 people
- Rongdusora296 people
- Lower Koltapara295 people
- Koraibari289 people
- Phodkroh288 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dirang?793106
- How far is Dirang from Nongstoin?148 km by road
- What is the population of Dirang?297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dirang in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dirang?79.1% (Census 2011)