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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Upper Puksora

Upper Puksora is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **329 people in 56 households**, the 42nd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 329people (2011)
- 56households
- 71.4%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Upper Puksora PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277282

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

## How far is Upper Puksora from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)185 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)185 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 Puksora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Upper Puksora

Of every 100 households in Upper Puksora in 2011, 52 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Upper Puksora · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**77%

Tap water ****70%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****2%**

**18%

Television ****22%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**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 Upper Puksora?

■ Upper Puksora · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**966

Working population ****47.1%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 66.7% for women. 46% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (23%) · **■** Marginal 86 (55%)

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

- Alikwareng350 people
- Munai333 people
- Nongkynbah330 people
- Domsohkhai329 people
- Noasora325 people
- Kangklak311 people
- Mawlongbah298 people
- Chimasora297 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 Puksora?793106
- How far is Upper Puksora from Nongstoin?185 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Puksora?329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Puksora in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Puksora?71.4% (Census 2011)