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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Lower Koltapara

Lower Koltapara is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **295 people in 49 households**, the 49th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 295people (2011)
- 49households
- 49.8%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Lower Koltapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277271

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

## How far is Lower Koltapara from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)171 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)171 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 Lower Koltapara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Lower 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 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Lower Koltapara

Of every 100 households in Lower Koltapara in 2011, 26 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lower Koltapara · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**18%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**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 Lower Koltapara?

■ Lower Koltapara · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**966

Working population ****34.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 49.5% for women. 45% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (8%) · **■** Other work 11 (11%) · **■** Marginal 76 (75%)

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

- Mawlongbah298 people
- Chimasora297 people
- Dirang297 people
- Rongdusora296 people
- Koraibari289 people
- Phodkroh288 people
- Bagli287 people
- Koltapara287 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lower Koltapara?793106
- How far is Lower Koltapara from Nongstoin?171 km by road
- What is the population of Lower Koltapara?295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lower Koltapara in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lower Koltapara?49.8% (Census 2011)