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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Kensohsan

Kensohsan is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **157 people in 26 households**, the 105th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 157people (2011)
- 26households
- 77.2%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Kensohsan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277167

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

## How far is Kensohsan from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)145 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)145 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 Kensohsan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kensohsan; 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawsynram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)9 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 Kensohsan

Of every 100 households in Kensohsan in 2011, 77 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kensohsan · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**77%

Tap water ****100%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**18%

Television ****31%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****65%**

**58%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kensohsan?

■ Kensohsan · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1243**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1867**

**966

Working population ****28.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 72.9% for women. 40% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 14 (32%) · **■** Marginal 30 (68%)

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

- Rongdanggai169 people
- Nongbah163 people
- Mawthungmalang160 people
- Shipur158 people
- Chijongchiring149 people
- Chipapara147 people
- Khasiadop143 people
- Mawpait-Trongpleng141 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kensohsan?793106
- How far is Kensohsan from Nongstoin?145 km by road
- What is the population of Kensohsan?157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kensohsan in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kensohsan?77.2% (Census 2011)