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Umsaw Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Umsaw is a medium size village located in Nongstoin Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 32 families residing. The Umsaw village has population of 207 of which 103 are males while 104 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Umsaw village population of children with age 0-6 is 49 which makes up 23.67 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Umsaw village is 1010 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Umsaw as per census is 960, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Umsaw village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Umsaw village was 69.62 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Umsaw Male literacy stands at 67.95 % while female literacy rate was 71.25 %.

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

Umsaw Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 32 - -
Population 207 103 104
Child (0-6) 49 25 24
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 207 103 104
Literacy 69.62 % 67.95 % 71.25 %
Total Workers 47 45 2
Main Worker 47 - -
Marginal Worker 0 0 0

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Umsaw village out of total population, 47 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 47 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.