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Marang Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Marang is a medium size village located in Nongstoin Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 53 families residing. The Marang village has population of 332 of which 170 are males while 162 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Marang village population of children with age 0-6 is 79 which makes up 23.80 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Marang village is 953 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Marang as per census is 1135, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Marang village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Marang village was 92.09 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Marang Male literacy stands at 90.98 % while female literacy rate was 93.33 %.

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

Marang Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 53 - -
Population 332 170 162
Child (0-6) 79 37 42
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 330 168 162
Literacy 92.09 % 90.98 % 93.33 %
Total Workers 162 87 75
Main Worker 129 - -
Marginal Worker 33 18 15

Caste Factor

In Marang village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.40 % of total population in Marang village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Marang village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Marang village out of total population, 162 were engaged in work activities. 79.63 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.37 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 162 workers engaged in Main Work, 83 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.