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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Shipur

Shipur is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 28 households**, the 104th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 158people (2011)
- 28households
- 31.6%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Shipur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277245

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

## How far is Shipur from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)150 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)150 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 Shipur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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 service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Shipur

Of every 100 households in Shipur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shipur · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

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

**22%

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

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****8%**

**18%

Television ****24%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****68%**

**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 Shipur?

■ Shipur · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.6%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**966

Working population ****23.4%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.9% for men and 29.1% for women. 35% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 27 (73%) · **■** Marginal 9 (24%)

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

- Sooling171 people
- Rongdanggai169 people
- Nongbah163 people
- Mawthungmalang160 people
- Kensohsan157 people
- Chijongchiring149 people
- Chipapara147 people
- Khasiadop143 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shipur?793106
- How far is Shipur from Nongstoin?150 km by road
- What is the population of Shipur?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shipur in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Shipur?31.6% (Census 2011)