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Sawnumbor Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Sawnumbor is a small village located in Ranikor Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 39 families residing. The Sawnumbor village has population of 178 of which 90 are males while 88 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sawnumbor village population of children with age 0-6 is 32 which makes up 17.98 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sawnumbor village is 978 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Sawnumbor as per census is 1286, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Sawnumbor village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Sawnumbor village was 24.66 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Sawnumbor Male literacy stands at 27.63 % while female literacy rate was 21.43 %.

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

Sawnumbor Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 39 - -
Population 178 90 88
Child (0-6) 32 14 18
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 172 86 86
Literacy 24.66 % 27.63 % 21.43 %
Total Workers 89 45 44
Main Worker 48 - -
Marginal Worker 41 0 41

Caste Factor

In Sawnumbor village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 96.63 % of total population in Sawnumbor village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Sawnumbor village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Sawnumbor village out of total population, 89 were engaged in work activities. 53.93 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.07 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 89 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.