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Mawkhapkhwa Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Mawkhapkhwa is a medium size village located in Mairang Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 85 families residing. The Mawkhapkhwa village has population of 443 of which 212 are males while 231 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mawkhapkhwa village population of children with age 0-6 is 111 which makes up 25.06 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mawkhapkhwa village is 1090 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Mawkhapkhwa as per census is 1135, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Mawkhapkhwa village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Mawkhapkhwa village was 72.59 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Mawkhapkhwa Male literacy stands at 73.75 % while female literacy rate was 71.51 %.

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

Mawkhapkhwa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 85 - -
Population 443 212 231
Child (0-6) 111 52 59
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 437 208 229
Literacy 72.59 % 73.75 % 71.51 %
Total Workers 215 110 105
Main Worker 93 - -
Marginal Worker 122 60 62

Caste Factor

In Mawkhapkhwa village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 98.65 % of total population in Mawkhapkhwa village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Mawkhapkhwa village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Mawkhapkhwa village out of total population, 215 were engaged in work activities. 43.26 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.74 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 215 workers engaged in Main Work, 41 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 45 were Agricultural labourer.