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Riwiang Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Riwiang is a small village located in Mawshynrut Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 21 families residing. The Riwiang village has population of 107 of which 52 are males while 55 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Riwiang village population of children with age 0-6 is 29 which makes up 27.10 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Riwiang village is 1058 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Riwiang as per census is 1231, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Riwiang village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Riwiang village was 65.38 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Riwiang Male literacy stands at 69.23 % while female literacy rate was 61.54 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Riwiang 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 Riwiang village.

Riwiang Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 21 - -
Population 107 52 55
Child (0-6) 29 13 16
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 106 51 55
Literacy 65.38 % 69.23 % 61.54 %
Total Workers 41 27 14
Main Worker 33 - -
Marginal Worker 8 3 5

Caste Factor

In Riwiang village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.07 % of total population in Riwiang village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Riwiang village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Riwiang village out of total population, 41 were engaged in work activities. 80.49 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.51 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 41 workers engaged in Main Work, 19 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.