# Riwai Village, Pynursla, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Riwai

Riwai is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 78 households**, the 49th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 438people (2011)
- 78households
- 81.7%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Riwai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Riwai is 793112.** Riwai falls in Pynursla sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code279031

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

## How far is Riwai from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)79 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)79 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 Riwai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Riwai; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nohwet
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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.

## What is Riwai known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and pineapple**. Products made here include bamboo basket. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Riwai

Of every 100 households in Riwai in 2011, 69 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Riwai · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**25%

Television ****31%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**57%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Riwai?

■ Riwai · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**1011

Working population ****32.0%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 82.5% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 119 (85%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (10%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%)

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 Pynursla

- Mawriang482 people
- Lyting Lyngdoh477 people
- Mawryngkang477 people
- Mawsiangnongshken451 people
- Korblang434 people
- Mawlynnong414 people
- Nongsohphan401 people
- Wahumlein382 people

[All 156 villages in Pynursla](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/pynursla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Riwai?793112
- How far is Riwai from Shillong?79 km by road
- What is the population of Riwai?438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Riwai in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Riwai?81.7% (Census 2011)