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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Kangklak

Kangklak is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **311 people in 61 households**, the 44th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 311people (2011)
- 61households
- 79.8%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Kangklak PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277253

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

## How far is Kangklak from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)110 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)110 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 Kangklak?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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 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
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Kangklak

Of every 100 households in Kangklak in 2011, 26 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kangklak · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**77%

Tap water ****100%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**18%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****74%**

**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 Kangklak?

■ Kangklak · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1615**

**966

Working population ****32.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 75.0% for women. 40% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 83 (81%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 15 (15%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Nongkynbah330 people
- Domsohkhai329 people
- Upper Puksora329 people
- Noasora325 people
- Mawlongbah298 people
- Chimasora297 people
- Dirang297 people
- Rongdusora296 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kangklak?793106
- How far is Kangklak from Nongstoin?110 km by road
- What is the population of Kangklak?311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kangklak in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kangklak?79.8% (Census 2011)