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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Photeitsim

Photeitsim is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **53 people in 13 households**, the 149th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 53people (2011)
- 13households
- 64.1%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Photeitsim PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277171

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

## How far is Photeitsim from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)172 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)172 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 Photeitsim?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private

### 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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells

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 Photeitsim

Of every 100 households in Photeitsim in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Photeitsim · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**77%

Tap water ****85%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****38%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**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 Photeitsim?

■ Photeitsim · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1304**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1800**

**966

Working population ****47.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 61.9% for women. 57% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 5 (20%) · **■** Other work 17 (68%) · **■** Marginal 3 (12%)

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

- Rilang61 people
- Mawphansaw56 people
- Thangbyriang55 people
- Kolomboit53 people
- Upper Panchiring52 people
- Rajai B49 people
- Domiasiat47 people
- Mawendeng34 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Photeitsim?793106
- How far is Photeitsim from Nongstoin?172 km by road
- What is the population of Photeitsim?53 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Photeitsim in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Photeitsim?64.1% (Census 2011)