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

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# West Rangasora

West Rangasora is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 49 households**, the 55th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 278people (2011)
- 49households
- 49.3%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## West Rangasora PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277262

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

## How far is West Rangasora from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)179 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)179 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 West Rangasora?

6 services counted by the Census are inside West Rangasora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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 watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 West Rangasora

Of every 100 households in West Rangasora in 2011, 78 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ West Rangasora · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**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 ****14%**

**18%

Television ****45%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****55%**

**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 West Rangasora?

■ West Rangasora · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**966

Working population ****27.3%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.6% for men and 50.0% for women. 41% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 9 (12%) · **■** Marginal 67 (88%)

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

- Phodkroh288 people
- Bagli287 people
- Koltapara287 people
- Pyndensynnia286 people
- Chintusora271 people
- Nongpdengkynbah270 people
- Pyndensohsham270 people
- Majisora269 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of West Rangasora?793106
- How far is West Rangasora from Nongstoin?179 km by road
- What is the population of West Rangasora?278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is West Rangasora in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of West Rangasora?49.3% (Census 2011)