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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Kakorkura

Kakorkura is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **398 people in 62 households**, the 30th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 398people (2011)
- 62households
- 60.7%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Kakorkura PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277294

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

## How far is Kakorkura from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)160 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)160 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 Kakorkura?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balat
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 14 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.

## What is Kakorkura known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kakorkura

Of every 100 households in Kakorkura in 2011, 34 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kakorkura · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****5%**

**18%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**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 Kakorkura?

■ Kakorkura · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**966

Working population ****37.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 55.5% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 9 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (52%) · **■** Marginal 55 (37%)

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

- Rongdikgre422 people
- Raibah418 people
- Old Moilam407 people
- Thiepdiengngan403 people
- Tilagao397 people
- Thangrai393 people
- Bolabeta392 people
- Nolikata369 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kakorkura?793106
- How far is Kakorkura from Nongstoin?160 km by road
- What is the population of Kakorkura?398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakorkura in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kakorkura?60.7% (Census 2011)