Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills # Niriang Niriang is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793151. The 2011 Census counted 1,149 people in 159 households, the 27th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 1,149 people (2011) - 159 households - 57.1% literacy - 793151 PIN code ## Niriang PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Niriang is 793151. Niriang falls in Thadlaskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793151 - Community development block Thadlaskein - Census village code 279177 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Niriang from nearby towns? - Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Jowai (district HQ) 23 km by road - Jowai (nearest town) 23 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Niriang? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Niriang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Khliehtyrshi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jowai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Niriang Of every 100 households in Niriang in 2011, 47 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Niriang · ■ Thadlaskein rural average - Electricity for lighting 47% 58% - Toilet within the home 11% 51% - No toilet (open defecation) 89% 43% - Tap water 1% 7% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 17% 27% - Television 6% 19% - Mobile phone 33% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 3% 4% - None of these assets 60% 44% - Own their home 99% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Niriang? ■ Niriang · ■ Thadlaskein rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.1% 56.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 1019 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 931 976 - Working population 39.9% 41.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.7% for men and 63.7% for women. 47% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 221 (48%) · ■ Farm labourers 61 (13%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 53 (12%) · ■ Marginal 123 (27%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thadlaskein - Mukhla Nongrim 1,258 people - Tyrshang 1,214 people - Umladang 1,201 people - Tamu 1,195 people - Mookyniang 1,148 people - Saitsama 1,114 people - Moopyllait Syiar 1,079 people - Bamkamar 1,070 people All 133 villages in Thadlaskein ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Niriang? 793151 - How far is Niriang from Jowai? 23 km by road - What is the population of Niriang? 1,149 (Census 2011) - Which district is Niriang in? Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Niriang? 57.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/thadlaskein/niriang/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.