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Marwa Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Marwa is a small village located in Nongstoin Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 20 families residing. The Marwa village has population of 127 of which 63 are males while 64 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Marwa village population of children with age 0-6 is 34 which makes up 26.77 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Marwa village is 1016 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Marwa as per census is 700, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Marwa village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Marwa village was 88.17 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Marwa Male literacy stands at 90.70 % while female literacy rate was 86.00 %.

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

Marwa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 20 - -
Population 127 63 64
Child (0-6) 34 20 14
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 120 58 62
Literacy 88.17 % 90.70 % 86.00 %
Total Workers 51 20 31
Main Worker 51 - -
Marginal Worker 0 0 0

Caste Factor

In Marwa village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 94.49 % of total population in Marwa village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Marwa village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Marwa village out of total population, 51 were engaged in work activities. 100.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 51 workers engaged in Main Work, 46 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.