# Wahkaji, Ranikor, West Khasi Hills – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Wahkaji

Wahkaji is a village in [Ranikor](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/ranikor/) sub-district of [West Khasi Hills](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/) district, [Meghalaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/), PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **626 people in 94 households**, the 13th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 626people (2011)
- 94households
- 89.8%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Wahkaji PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Wahkaji is 793119.** Wahkaji falls in Ranikor sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793119
- Gram panchayatWahkaji
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277149

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

## How far is Wahkaji from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)55 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)55 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 Wahkaji?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Wahkaji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawkyrwat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○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, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 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 Wahkaji

Of every 100 households in Wahkaji in 2011, 44 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Wahkaji · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**77%

Tap water ****24%**

**54%

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

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****24%**

**18%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****71%**

**58%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Wahkaji?

■ Wahkaji · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**966

Working population ****35.3%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 91.4% for women. 38% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 78 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (6%) · **■** Other work 66 (30%) · **■** Marginal 63 (29%)

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

- Umpung659 people
- Ranikor643 people
- Sarin641 people
- Lower Mawpud635 people
- Keniong584 people
- Mawpyllun575 people
- Lower Puksora569 people
- Nongktieh564 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wahkaji?793119
- How far is Wahkaji from Nongstoin?55 km by road
- What is the population of Wahkaji?626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wahkaji in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Wahkaji?89.8% (Census 2011)