Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Niriang Population - Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya

Niriang is a medium size village located in Thadlaskein Block of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya with total 159 families residing. The Niriang village has population of 1149 of which 585 are males while 564 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Niriang village population of children with age 0-6 is 307 which makes up 26.72 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Niriang village is 964 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Niriang as per census is 931, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Niriang village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Niriang village was 57.13 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Niriang Male literacy stands at 50.70 % while female literacy rate was 63.70 %.

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

Niriang Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 159 - -
Population 1,149 585 564
Child (0-6) 307 159 148
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,138 579 559
Literacy 57.13 % 50.70 % 63.70 %
Total Workers 459 276 183
Main Worker 336 - -
Marginal Worker 123 17 106

Caste Factor

In Niriang village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.04 % of total population in Niriang village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Niriang village of Jaintia Hills.

Work Profile

In Niriang village out of total population, 459 were engaged in work activities. 73.20 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.80 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 459 workers engaged in Main Work, 221 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 61 were Agricultural labourer.