Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Wahlakhaw Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Wahlakhaw is a medium size village located in Mairang Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 113 families residing. The Wahlakhaw village has population of 632 of which 314 are males while 318 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Wahlakhaw village population of children with age 0-6 is 127 which makes up 20.09 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Wahlakhaw village is 1013 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Wahlakhaw as per census is 841, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Wahlakhaw village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Wahlakhaw village was 94.46 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Wahlakhaw Male literacy stands at 95.51 % while female literacy rate was 93.46 %.

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

Wahlakhaw Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 113 - -
Population 632 314 318
Child (0-6) 127 69 58
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 632 314 318
Literacy 94.46 % 95.51 % 93.46 %
Total Workers 317 163 154
Main Worker 312 - -
Marginal Worker 5 5 0

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Wahlakhaw village out of total population, 317 were engaged in work activities. 98.42 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.58 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 317 workers engaged in Main Work, 276 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.