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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Thangrai

Thangrai is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **393 people in 64 households**, the 32nd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 393people (2011)
- 64households
- 93.4%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Thangrai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thangrai is 793114.** Thangrai falls in Ranikor sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277173

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

## How far is Thangrai from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)85 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)85 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 Thangrai?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Thangrai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawkyrwat
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 18 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.

## What is Thangrai known for?

The main crops are **orange, betel leaf and betel nut**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Thangrai

Of every 100 households in Thangrai in 2011, 62 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Thangrai · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**77%

Tap water ****100%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****8%**

**18%

Television ****21%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**58%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Thangrai?

■ Thangrai · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.4%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****828**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**966

Working population ****42.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 97.2% for women. 40% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 23 (14%) · **■** Marginal 144 (86%)

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

- Old Moilam407 people
- Thiepdiengngan403 people
- Kakorkura398 people
- Tilagao397 people
- Bolabeta392 people
- Nolikata369 people
- Lower Rajapara368 people
- Pamdaba361 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thangrai?793114
- How far is Thangrai from Nongstoin?85 km by road
- What is the population of Thangrai?393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thangrai in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Thangrai?93.4% (Census 2011)