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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Lakma

Lakma is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **476 people in 83 households**, the 21st largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 476people (2011)
- 83households
- 44.3%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Lakma PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277243

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

## How far is Lakma from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)18 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 Lakma?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Lakma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 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 wateruntreated tap water

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 Lakma

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

■ Lakma · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**77%

Tap water ****100%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**18%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****81%**

**58%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Lakma?

■ Lakma · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.3%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1304**

**966

Working population ****45.6%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.2% for men and 31.4% for women. 53% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Household industry 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 114 (53%) · **■** Marginal 82 (38%)

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

- Nongktieh564 people
- Nongkdait-Nongtwah562 people
- Borsora482 people
- Trongpleng479 people
- Panchiring A476 people
- Chibak451 people
- Nongkdait449 people
- Shnongkalong433 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lakma?793106
- How far is Lakma from Nongstoin?160 km by road
- What is the population of Lakma?476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakma in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lakma?44.3% (Census 2011)