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Riangju Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Riangju is a medium size village located in Mawshynrut Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 46 families residing. The Riangju village has population of 253 of which 124 are males while 129 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Riangju village population of children with age 0-6 is 69 which makes up 27.27 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Riangju village is 1040 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Riangju as per census is 1464, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Riangju village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Riangju village was 80.98 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Riangju Male literacy stands at 83.33 % while female literacy rate was 78.41 %.

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

Riangju Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 46 - -
Population 253 124 129
Child (0-6) 69 28 41
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 246 120 126
Literacy 80.98 % 83.33 % 78.41 %
Total Workers 111 54 57
Main Worker 46 - -
Marginal Worker 65 24 41

Caste Factor

In Riangju village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 97.23 % of total population in Riangju village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Riangju village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Riangju village out of total population, 111 were engaged in work activities. 41.44 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.56 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 111 workers engaged in Main Work, 22 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.