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Wahlyngdoh Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Wahlyngdoh is a medium size village located in Nongstoin Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 53 families residing. The Wahlyngdoh village has population of 316 of which 162 are males while 154 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Wahlyngdoh village population of children with age 0-6 is 86 which makes up 27.22 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Wahlyngdoh village is 951 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Wahlyngdoh as per census is 755, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Wahlyngdoh village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Wahlyngdoh village was 82.17 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Wahlyngdoh Male literacy stands at 90.27 % while female literacy rate was 74.36 %.

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

Wahlyngdoh Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 53 - -
Population 316 162 154
Child (0-6) 86 49 37
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 316 162 154
Literacy 82.17 % 90.27 % 74.36 %
Total Workers 141 75 66
Main Worker 114 - -
Marginal Worker 27 14 13

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Wahlyngdoh village out of total population, 141 were engaged in work activities. 80.85 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.15 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 141 workers engaged in Main Work, 67 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.