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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Nongkynbah

Nongkynbah is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **330 people in 73 households**, the 40th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 330people (2011)
- 73households
- 97.7%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Nongkynbah PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277186

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

## How far is Nongkynbah from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)80 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)80 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 Nongkynbah?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nongkynbah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawkyrwat
- ○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 watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Nongkynbah

Of every 100 households in Nongkynbah in 2011, 27 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nongkynbah · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**38%

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

**22%

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

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**18%

Television ****10%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****78%**

**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 Nongkynbah?

■ Nongkynbah · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.7%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**966

Working population ****46.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 98.5% for women. 47% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 141 (92%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 9 (6%)

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

- Pamdaba361 people
- Munaisora359 people
- Alikwareng350 people
- Munai333 people
- Domsohkhai329 people
- Upper Puksora329 people
- Noasora325 people
- Kangklak311 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nongkynbah?793106
- How far is Nongkynbah from Nongstoin?80 km by road
- What is the population of Nongkynbah?330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongkynbah in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongkynbah?97.7% (Census 2011)