# Old Moilam Village, Ranikor, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Old Moilam

Old Moilam is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **407 people in 87 households**, the 28th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 407people (2011)
- 87households
- 41.8%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Old Moilam PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277290

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

## How far is Old Moilam from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)166 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)166 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 Old Moilam?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn 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 waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 8 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 Old Moilam

Of every 100 households in Old Moilam in 2011, 28 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Old Moilam · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**18%

Television ****9%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****71%**

**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 Old Moilam?

■ Old Moilam · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.8%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**966

Working population ****50.1%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.2% for men and 34.0% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (19%) · **■** Marginal 159 (78%)

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

- Nongkdait449 people
- Shnongkalong433 people
- Rongdikgre422 people
- Raibah418 people
- Thiepdiengngan403 people
- Kakorkura398 people
- Tilagao397 people
- Thangrai393 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Old Moilam?793106
- How far is Old Moilam from Nongstoin?166 km by road
- What is the population of Old Moilam?407 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Old Moilam in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Old Moilam?41.8% (Census 2011)