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Markham Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Markham is a medium size village located in Mawthadraishan Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 62 families residing. The Markham village has population of 361 of which 186 are males while 175 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Markham village population of children with age 0-6 is 86 which makes up 23.82 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Markham village is 941 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Markham as per census is 1000, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Markham village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Markham village was 91.64 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Markham Male literacy stands at 91.61 % while female literacy rate was 91.67 %.

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

Markham Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 62 - -
Population 361 186 175
Child (0-6) 86 43 43
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 359 185 174
Literacy 91.64 % 91.61 % 91.67 %
Total Workers 137 63 74
Main Worker 137 - -
Marginal Worker 0 0 0

Caste Factor

In Markham village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.45 % of total population in Markham village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Markham village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Markham village out of total population, 137 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 137 workers engaged in Main Work, 133 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.