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Wananggiri -I Population - West Garo Hills, Meghalaya

Wananggiri -I is a medium size village located in Zikzak Block of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya with total 36 families residing. The Wananggiri -I village has population of 224 of which 106 are males while 118 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Wananggiri -I village population of children with age 0-6 is 29 which makes up 12.95 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Wananggiri -I village is 1113 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Wananggiri -I as per census is 1417, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Wananggiri -I village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Wananggiri -I village was 89.74 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Wananggiri -I Male literacy stands at 95.74 % while female literacy rate was 84.16 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Wananggiri -I 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 Wananggiri -I village.

Wananggiri -I Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 36 - -
Population 224 106 118
Child (0-6) 29 12 17
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 217 101 116
Literacy 89.74 % 95.74 % 84.16 %
Total Workers 97 50 47
Main Worker 32 - -
Marginal Worker 65 30 35

Caste Factor

In Wananggiri -I village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 96.88 % of total population in Wananggiri -I village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Wananggiri -I village of West Garo Hills.

Work Profile

In Wananggiri -I village out of total population, 97 were engaged in work activities. 32.99 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 67.01 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 97 workers engaged in Main Work, 13 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.