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Umsiej Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Umsiej is a medium size village located in Nongstoin Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 57 families residing. The Umsiej village has population of 331 of which 166 are males while 165 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Umsiej village population of children with age 0-6 is 87 which makes up 26.28 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Umsiej village is 994 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Umsiej as per census is 1175, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Umsiej village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Umsiej village was 83.61 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Umsiej Male literacy stands at 82.54 % while female literacy rate was 84.75 %.

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

Umsiej Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 57 - -
Population 331 166 165
Child (0-6) 87 40 47
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 331 166 165
Literacy 83.61 % 82.54 % 84.75 %
Total Workers 138 70 68
Main Worker 138 - -
Marginal Worker 0 0 0

Caste Factor

In Umsiej village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Umsiej village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Umsiej village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Umsiej village out of total population, 138 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 138 workers engaged in Main Work, 136 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.