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Riangkang Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Riangkang is a medium size village located in Mawshynrut Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 49 families residing. The Riangkang village has population of 251 of which 132 are males while 119 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Riangkang village population of children with age 0-6 is 68 which makes up 27.09 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Riangkang village is 902 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Riangkang as per census is 1061, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Riangkang village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Riangkang village was 91.26 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Riangkang Male literacy stands at 94.95 % while female literacy rate was 86.90 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Riangkang village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Riangkang village.

Riangkang Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 49 - -
Population 251 132 119
Child (0-6) 68 33 35
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 251 132 119
Literacy 91.26 % 94.95 % 86.90 %
Total Workers 102 50 52
Main Worker 53 - -
Marginal Worker 49 4 45

Caste Factor

In Riangkang village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Riangkang village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Riangkang village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Riangkang village out of total population, 102 were engaged in work activities. 51.96 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.04 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 102 workers engaged in Main Work, 49 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.