Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Massar Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Massar is a medium size village located in Mawthadraishan Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 113 families residing. The Massar village has population of 711 of which 354 are males while 357 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Massar village population of children with age 0-6 is 172 which makes up 24.19 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Massar village is 1008 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Massar as per census is 1123, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Massar village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Massar village was 43.97 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Massar Male literacy stands at 47.25 % while female literacy rate was 40.60 %.

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

Massar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 113 - -
Population 711 354 357
Child (0-6) 172 81 91
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 702 348 354
Literacy 43.97 % 47.25 % 40.60 %
Total Workers 276 134 142
Main Worker 265 - -
Marginal Worker 11 3 8

Caste Factor

In Massar village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 98.73 % of total population in Massar village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Massar village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Massar village out of total population, 276 were engaged in work activities. 96.01 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.99 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 276 workers engaged in Main Work, 19 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 235 were Agricultural labourer.