# Upper Gillagora Village, Ranikor, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/ranikor/upper-gillagora/

Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Upper Gillagora

Upper Gillagora is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **93 people in 17 households**, the 129th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 93people (2011)
- 17households
- 87.0%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Upper Gillagora PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277232

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

## How far is Upper Gillagora from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)160 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)160 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 Upper Gillagora?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Upper Gillagora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gillagora
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○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

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 Upper Gillagora

Of every 100 households in Upper Gillagora in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Upper Gillagora · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**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 ****0%**

**18%

Television ****24%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****65%**

**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 Upper Gillagora?

■ Upper Gillagora · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1114**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**966

Working population ****43.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 80.6% for women. 45% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 37 (92%) · **■** Marginal 3 (8%)

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

- Bakrachiring111 people
- Langpa108 people
- Garobita105 people
- Nongphanwir99 people
- Khadphra91 people
- Songdongktieh91 people
- Arphewsan Mile82 people
- Umtongkut82 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Upper Gillagora?793106
- How far is Upper Gillagora from Nongstoin?160 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Gillagora?93 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Gillagora in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Gillagora?87.0% (Census 2011)