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About Dirang Village

Dirang is a small village in Ranikor tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 145 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dirang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dirang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Ranikor
Pincode 793106
Population 297
Male Population 145
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dirang compares

By the 2011 count Dirang is the 46th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 261 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dirang

Dirang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dirang as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chimasora, Chintusora, Chipapara and Chiragao. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dirang

As per the Census of India 2011, Dirang village had a population of 297. That makes it the 46th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 261 residents.

Dirang village has 145 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dirang has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dirang is 793106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dirang falls under Ranikor tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Dirang notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dirang.

Dirang is in Ranikor tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dirang today is likely to be higher.

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