Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills # Sawnumbor Sawnumbor is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793106. The 2011 Census counted 178 people in 39 households, the 98th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 178 people (2011) - 39 households - 24.7% literacy - 793106 PIN code ## Sawnumbor PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sawnumbor is 793106. Sawnumbor falls in Ranikor sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793106 - Community development block Ranikor - Census village code 277217 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sawnumbor from nearby towns? - Ranikor (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ) 155 km by road - Nongstoin (nearest town) 155 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sawnumbor? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Sawnumbor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nongstoin - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Sawnumbor Of every 100 households in Sawnumbor in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sawnumbor · ■ Ranikor rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 38% - Toilet within the home 0% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 77% - Tap water 96% 54% - Drinking water within premises 0% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 4% 18% - Television 18% 20% - Mobile phone 0% 14% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 58% 58% - Own their home 100% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sawnumbor? ■ Sawnumbor · ■ Ranikor rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 24.7% 70.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 978 939 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1286 966 - Working population 50.0% 39.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 27.6% for men and 21.4% for women. 50% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 47 (53%) · ■ Marginal 41 (46%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ranikor - New Rangasora 183 people - Kutchiasora 179 people - Makbilkol 178 people - Nongmalang 178 people - Nongmluh 176 people - Sooling 171 people - Rongdanggai 169 people - Nongbah 163 people All 161 villages in Ranikor ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sawnumbor? 793106 - How far is Sawnumbor from Nongstoin? 155 km by road - What is the population of Sawnumbor? 178 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sawnumbor in? West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Sawnumbor? 24.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/ranikor/sawnumbor/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.