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Pariong Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Pariong is a medium size village located in Mawthadraishan Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 140 families residing. The Pariong village has population of 929 of which 460 are males while 469 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pariong village population of children with age 0-6 is 180 which makes up 19.38 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pariong village is 1020 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Pariong as per census is 800, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Pariong village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Pariong village was 92.26 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Pariong Male literacy stands at 92.50 % while female literacy rate was 92.03 %.

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

Pariong Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 140 - -
Population 929 460 469
Child (0-6) 180 100 80
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 922 454 468
Literacy 92.26 % 92.50 % 92.03 %
Total Workers 389 188 201
Main Worker 383 - -
Marginal Worker 6 1 5

Caste Factor

In Pariong village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.25 % of total population in Pariong village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Pariong village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Pariong village out of total population, 389 were engaged in work activities. 98.46 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.54 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 389 workers engaged in Main Work, 318 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.