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Shallang Sohbar Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Shallang Sohbar is a medium size village located in Mawshynrut Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 164 families residing. The Shallang Sohbar village has population of 983 of which 489 are males while 494 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shallang Sohbar village population of children with age 0-6 is 224 which makes up 22.79 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shallang Sohbar village is 1010 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Shallang Sohbar as per census is 1000, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Shallang Sohbar village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Shallang Sohbar village was 73.39 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Shallang Sohbar Male literacy stands at 77.72 % while female literacy rate was 69.11 %.

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

Shallang Sohbar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 164 - -
Population 983 489 494
Child (0-6) 224 112 112
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 936 456 480
Literacy 73.39 % 77.72 % 69.11 %
Total Workers 210 176 34
Main Worker 201 - -
Marginal Worker 9 6 3

Caste Factor

In Shallang Sohbar village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 95.22 % of total population in Shallang Sohbar village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Shallang Sohbar village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Shallang Sohbar village out of total population, 210 were engaged in work activities. 95.71 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.29 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 210 workers engaged in Main Work, 43 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.