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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Koltapara

Koltapara is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 49 households**, the 53rd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 287people (2011)
- 49households
- 44.9%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Koltapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277270

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

## How far is Koltapara from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)170 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)170 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 Koltapara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Koltapara; 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 · 1 private
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ 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
- 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 Koltapara

Of every 100 households in Koltapara in 2011, 45 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Koltapara · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**77%

Tap water ****30%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****26%**

**18%

Television ****13%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**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 Koltapara?

■ Koltapara · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**966

Working population ****21.6%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.3% for men and 43.5% for women. 35% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (11%) · **■** Other work 18 (29%) · **■** Marginal 29 (47%)

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

- Lower Koltapara295 people
- Koraibari289 people
- Phodkroh288 people
- Bagli287 people
- Pyndensynnia286 people
- West Rangasora278 people
- Chintusora271 people
- Nongpdengkynbah270 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Koltapara?793106
- How far is Koltapara from Nongstoin?170 km by road
- What is the population of Koltapara?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koltapara in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Koltapara?44.9% (Census 2011)