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Langja Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Langja is a medium size village located in Mawshynrut Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 98 families residing. The Langja village has population of 597 of which 313 are males while 284 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Langja village population of children with age 0-6 is 160 which makes up 26.80 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Langja village is 907 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Langja as per census is 1025, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Langja village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Langja village was 91.76 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Langja Male literacy stands at 90.60 % while female literacy rate was 93.10 %.

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

Langja Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 98 - -
Population 597 313 284
Child (0-6) 160 79 81
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 593 310 283
Literacy 91.76 % 90.60 % 93.10 %
Total Workers 296 160 136
Main Worker 287 - -
Marginal Worker 9 5 4

Caste Factor

In Langja village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.33 % of total population in Langja village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Langja village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Langja village out of total population, 296 were engaged in work activities. 96.96 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.04 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 296 workers engaged in Main Work, 254 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.