# Pariong Village, Mawthadraishan, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawthadraishan/pariong/ Village · Mawthadraishan, West Khasi Hills # Pariong Pariong is a village in Mawthadraishan sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **929 people in 140 households**, the 14th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%. - 929people (2011) - 140households - 92.3%literacy - 793120PIN code ## Pariong PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pariong is 793120.** Pariong falls in Mawthadraishan sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793120 - Community development blockMawthadraishan - Census village code276983 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pariong from nearby towns? - Mawthadraishan (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ)38 km by road - Nongstoin (nearest town)38 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 Pariong? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Pariong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 11 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 Pariong known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and squash**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Pariong Of every 100 households in Pariong in 2011, 72 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Pariong · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **57% Toilet within the home ****95%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **46% Tap water ****12%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **99% Use banking services ****38%** **23% Television ****36%** **15% Mobile phone ****57%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****30%** **52% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Pariong? ■ Pariong · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%** **79.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800** **961 Working population ****41.9%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 92.0% for women. 41% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 318 (82%) · **■** Other work 65 (17%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%) 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 Mawthadraishan - Nonglait1,003 people - Umjakoid998 people - Marngor993 people - Kynshi Mawria972 people - Langlew917 people - Upper Laitkseh899 people - Nongriat868 people - Umsaw809 people [All 104 villages in Mawthadraishan](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawthadraishan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pariong?793120 - How far is Pariong from Nongstoin?38 km by road - What is the population of Pariong?929 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pariong in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawthadraishan sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Pariong?92.3% (Census 2011)