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Markasa Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Markasa is a medium size village located in Mawthadraishan Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 93 families residing. The Markasa village has population of 639 of which 318 are males while 321 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Markasa village population of children with age 0-6 is 152 which makes up 23.79 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Markasa village is 1009 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Markasa as per census is 1082, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Markasa village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Markasa village was 83.57 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Markasa Male literacy stands at 80.41 % while female literacy rate was 86.78 %.

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

Markasa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 93 - -
Population 639 318 321
Child (0-6) 152 73 79
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 639 318 321
Literacy 83.57 % 80.41 % 86.78 %
Total Workers 241 125 116
Main Worker 180 - -
Marginal Worker 61 32 29

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Markasa village out of total population, 241 were engaged in work activities. 74.69 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.31 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 241 workers engaged in Main Work, 61 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 65 were Agricultural labourer.