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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Upper Rajapara

Upper Rajapara is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **228 people in 40 households**, the 74th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 228people (2011)
- 40households
- 44.8%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Upper Rajapara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277274

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

## How far is Upper Rajapara from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)166 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)166 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 Rajapara?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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)8 h summer · 10 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 Rajapara

Of every 100 households in Upper Rajapara in 2011, 16 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Upper Rajapara · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**77%

Tap water ****95%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****16%**

**18%

Television ****24%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****58%**

**58%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Rajapara?

■ Upper Rajapara · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**966

Working population ****32.9%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.7% for men and 34.2% for women. 43% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (32%) · **■** Other work 27 (36%) · **■** Marginal 21 (28%)

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

- Assimgittim235 people
- Mawshaliah234 people
- East Rangasora230 people
- East Gulsora229 people
- New Gulsora227 people
- Phudumiap222 people
- Umbir222 people
- Pormadar219 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 Rajapara?793106
- How far is Upper Rajapara from Nongstoin?166 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Rajapara?228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Rajapara in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Rajapara?44.8% (Census 2011)