# Riangkhain Village, Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Riangkhain

Riangkhain is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **179 people in 35 households**, the 160th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 179people (2011)
- 35households
- 62.0%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Riangkhain PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Riangkhain is 793120.** Riangkhain falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276578

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

## How far is Riangkhain from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)74 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)74 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 Riangkhain?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Riangkhain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawthengkut
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Riangkhain known for?

The main crops are **pine apple, maize and paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Riangkhain

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

■ Riangkhain · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**24%

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

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****3%**

**13%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****72%**

**45%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Riangkhain?

■ Riangkhain · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****609**

**940

Working population ****85.5%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 58.6% for women. 83% of men and 88% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 146 (95%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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 Mawshynrut

- Siminaguri184 people
- Nongpdeng183 people
- Nongrim Hills183 people
- Thawkhong181 people
- Riangshi A179 people
- Langtur177 people
- Kyndongngei176 people
- Mawruksoin175 people

[All 328 villages in Mawshynrut](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Riangkhain?793120
- How far is Riangkhain from Nongstoin?74 km by road
- What is the population of Riangkhain?179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Riangkhain in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Riangkhain?62.0% (Census 2011)