About Riwai Village

Riwai is a small village in Pynursla tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 224 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riwai village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Pynursla
Pincode	793112
Population	438
Male Population	224
Female Population	214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Riwai compares

By the 2011 count Riwai is the 48th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 438 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Riwai

Riwai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Riwai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Riwai from other places

Riwai lies about 28 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 54 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Riwai
Tehsil headquarters	Pynursla	12 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	28 km
Nearest town	Shella	30 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	54 km

Villages closest to Riwai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pynursla tehsil.

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 Riwai

As per the Census of India 2011, Riwai village had a population of 438. That makes it the 48th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Riwai village has 224 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riwai has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Riwai is 793112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Riwai falls under Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Riwai is শাহবাজপুর, about 54 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Riwai.

Riwai is about 28 km from East Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riwai is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Pynursla is about 12 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 28 km away. Shella is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.