# Riangpoit Village, Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Riangpoit

Riangpoit is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **325 people in 51 households**, the 50th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 325people (2011)
- 51households
- 71.2%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Riangpoit PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Riangpoit is 793119.** Riangpoit falls in Nongstoin sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276800

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

## How far is Riangpoit from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)18 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)18 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 Riangpoit?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Riangpoit; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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.

## Homes and amenities in Riangpoit

Of every 100 households in Riangpoit in 2011, 29 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Riangpoit · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**66%

Tap water ****67%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****10%**

**13%

Television ****10%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**56%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Riangpoit?

■ Riangpoit · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1244**

**1003

Working population ****41.5%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 72.5% for women. 46% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 86 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (16%) · **■** Other work 17 (13%) · **■** Marginal 11 (8%)

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 Nongstoin

- Khynrin331 people
- Umsiej331 people
- Nongdisong328 people
- Mawpon326 people
- Nongsohpian323 people
- Diskiang320 people
- Mawliehdein319 people
- Dommyntong316 people

[All 238 villages in Nongstoin](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/nongstoin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Riangpoit?793119
- How far is Riangpoit from Nongstoin?18 km by road
- What is the population of Riangpoit?325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Riangpoit in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Riangpoit?71.2% (Census 2011)