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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Rajaju

Rajaju is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **261 people in 47 households**, the 61st largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 261people (2011)
- 47households
- 50.7%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Rajaju PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277215

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

## How far is Rajaju from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)120 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)120 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 Rajaju?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Rajaju; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 Rajaju

Of every 100 households in Rajaju in 2011, 82 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rajaju · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**77%

Tap water ****4%**

**54%

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

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****4%**

**18%

Television ****26%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Rajaju?

■ Rajaju · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**966

Working population ****4.6%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.2% for men and 45.3% for women. 4% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 12 (100%)

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

- Nongpdengkynbah270 people
- Pyndensohsham270 people
- Majisora269 people
- Sodorkura263 people
- Dommawlein253 people
- Wanokchiring251 people
- Gillagora249 people
- Domshken246 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rajaju?793106
- How far is Rajaju from Nongstoin?120 km by road
- What is the population of Rajaju?261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajaju in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rajaju?50.7% (Census 2011)