# Riahjalong Village, Amlarem, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Amlarem, Jaintia Hills 

# Riahjalong

Riahjalong is a village in Amlarem sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793109**. The 2011 Census counted **82 people in 15 households**, the 82nd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 82people (2011)
- 15households
- 58.2%literacy
- 793109PIN code

## Riahjalong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Riahjalong is 793109.** Riahjalong falls in Amlarem sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793109
- Community development blockAmlarem
- Census village code279354

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

## How far is Riahjalong from nearby towns?

- Amlarem (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)55 km by road
- Jowai (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 Riahjalong?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Riahjalong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●State highwayIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Tamabil
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nongtalang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 9 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 Riahjalong known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and betel leaves**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Riahjalong

Of every 100 households in Riahjalong in 2011, 33 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Riahjalong · ■ Amlarem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**67%

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

**16%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****33%**

**46%

Television ****27%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**54%

Own their home ****80%**

**89%

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 Riahjalong?

■ Riahjalong · ■ Amlarem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****491**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**987

Working population ****48.8%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 27.8% for women. 73% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 14 (35%) · **■** Other work 26 (65%)

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 Amlarem

- Jaliakhola106 people
- Rhongkum91 people
- Pamtadong85 people
- Kamsing83 people
- Lurniang77 people
- Larem Shyiap66 people
- Dapdeng60 people
- Kongwang59 people

[All 98 villages in Amlarem](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/amlarem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Riahjalong?793109
- How far is Riahjalong from Jowai?55 km by road
- What is the population of Riahjalong?82 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Riahjalong in?Jaintia Hills district (Amlarem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Riahjalong?58.2% (Census 2011)