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

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Riwiang

Riwiang is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **107 people in 21 households**, the 244th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 107people (2011)
- 21households
- 65.4%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Riwiang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276511

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

## How far is Riwiang from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)20 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)20 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 Riwiang?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Riwiang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary 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 · Nongstoin
- ○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, untreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Riwiang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and banana**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Riwiang

Of every 100 households in Riwiang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Riwiang · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**47%

Tap water ****94%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****6%**

**13%

Television ****12%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Riwiang?

■ Riwiang · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**940

Working population ****38.3%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 61.5% for women. 52% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (24%) · **■** Other work 4 (10%) · **■** Marginal 8 (20%)

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

- Nongmawlong110 people
- Umdiangsiar109 people
- Dalbot Dachar107 people
- Kamriangsih107 people
- Riangken106 people
- Nongsohram102 people
- Porsohlang102 people
- Rongkhang101 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Riwiang?793120
- How far is Riwiang from Nongstoin?20 km by road
- What is the population of Riwiang?107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Riwiang in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Riwiang?65.4% (Census 2011)