# Puriang Village, Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills 

# Puriang

Puriang is a village in Mawryngkneng sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793021**. The 2011 Census counted **2,004 people in 382 households**, the 9th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 2,004people (2011)
- 382households
- 65.0%literacy
- 793021PIN code

## Puriang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puriang is 793021.** Puriang falls in Mawryngkneng sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793021
- Community development blockMawryngkneng
- Census village code278382

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

## How far is Puriang from nearby towns?

- Mawryngkneng (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)42 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)42 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 Puriang?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Puriang; 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 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mawryngkneng
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Puriang

Of every 100 households in Puriang in 2011, 65 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Puriang · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****54%**

**55%

Television ****20%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****49%**

**46%

Own their home ****80%**

**80%

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 Puriang?

■ Puriang · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**960

Working population ****41.3%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 73.1% for women. 50% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 73 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 700 (85%) · **■** Other work 50 (6%) · **■** Marginal 4 (0%)

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 Mawryngkneng

- Nongkrem3,038 people
- Umphyrnai2,997 people
- Mawshbuit2,590 people
- Diengpasoh2,191 people
- Tynring2,004 people
- Mawlyngngad1,817 people
- umphrup1,749 people
- Mawber1,743 people

[All 64 villages in Mawryngkneng](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawryngkneng/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puriang?793021
- How far is Puriang from Shillong?42 km by road
- What is the population of Puriang?2,004 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puriang in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawryngkneng sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Puriang?65.0% (Census 2011)