Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills
# Nongdewsaw

Nongdewsaw is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793106. The 2011 Census counted 16 people in 2 households, the 157th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.
- 16 people (2011)
- 2 households
- 30.0% literacy
- 793106 PIN code

## Nongdewsaw PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nongdewsaw is 793106. Nongdewsaw falls in Ranikor sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793106
- Community development block Ranikor
- Census village code 277182

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Nongdewsaw from nearby towns?
- Ranikor (sub-district HQ) 43 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ) 83 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town) 83 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Nongdewsaw?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Nongdewsaw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 private

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mawkyrwat
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nongdewsaw known for?

The main crops are betel leaf, orange and broom stick.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Nongdewsaw

Of every 100 households in Nongdewsaw in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nongdewsaw · ■ Ranikor rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 38%
- Toilet within the home 0% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 77%
- Tap water 100% 54%
- Drinking water within premises 50% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 50% 18%
- Television 0% 20%
- Mobile phone 50% 14%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 50% 58%
- Own their home 100% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Nongdewsaw?

■ Nongdewsaw · ■ Ranikor rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 30.0% 70.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1286 939
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 966
- Working population 25.0% 39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 16.7% for women. 29% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (100%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ranikor
- Mawendeng 34 people
- Mawtaiem 34 people
- Kewri 29 people
- Wahbamon 25 people
- Mawphuli 12 people

All 161 villages in Ranikor

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nongdewsaw? 793106
- How far is Nongdewsaw from Nongstoin? 83 km by road
- What is the population of Nongdewsaw? 16 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongdewsaw in? West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongdewsaw? 30.0% (Census 2011)

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