About Puriang Village

Puriang is a large village in Mawryngkneng tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,004, made up of 982 males and 1,022 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puriang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puriang village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawryngkneng
Pincode	793021
Population	2,004
Male Population	982
Female Population	1,022
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,041
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puriang compares

By the 2011 count Puriang is the 9th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,051 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Puriang

Puriang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puriang as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nongthymmai, Nongtyrkhang, Pepbah and Pomlahier. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Puriang

As per the Census of India 2011, Puriang village had a population of 2,004. That makes it the 9th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,051 residents.

Puriang village has 982 males and 1,022 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puriang has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Puriang is 793021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puriang falls under Mawryngkneng tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Puriang notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Puriang.

Puriang is in Mawryngkneng tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.