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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Phodkroh

Phodkroh is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **288 people in 61 households**, the 51st largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 288people (2011)
- 61households
- 65.0%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Phodkroh PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277202

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

## How far is Phodkroh from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)15 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 Phodkroh?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Phodkroh; 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 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / 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 Phodkroh

Of every 100 households in Phodkroh in 2011, 84 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Phodkroh · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**77%

Tap water ****95%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****39%**

**18%

Television ****30%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**58%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Phodkroh?

■ Phodkroh · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1097**

**966

Working population ****37.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 64.7% for women. 48% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (83%) · **■** Marginal 17 (16%)

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

- Dirang297 people
- Rongdusora296 people
- Lower Koltapara295 people
- Koraibari289 people
- Bagli287 people
- Koltapara287 people
- Pyndensynnia286 people
- West Rangasora278 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Phodkroh?793106
- How far is Phodkroh from Nongstoin?171 km by road
- What is the population of Phodkroh?288 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phodkroh in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Phodkroh?65.0% (Census 2011)