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Sonamite Koch Population - West Garo Hills, Meghalaya

Sonamite Koch is a medium size village located in Betasing Block of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya with total 62 families residing. The Sonamite Koch village has population of 281 of which 143 are males while 138 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sonamite Koch village population of children with age 0-6 is 44 which makes up 15.66 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sonamite Koch village is 965 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Sonamite Koch as per census is 1095, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Sonamite Koch village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Sonamite Koch village was 57.81 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Sonamite Koch Male literacy stands at 67.21 % while female literacy rate was 47.83 %.

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

Sonamite Koch Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 62 - -
Population 281 143 138
Child (0-6) 44 21 23
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 280 143 137
Literacy 57.81 % 67.21 % 47.83 %
Total Workers 113 78 35
Main Worker 74 - -
Marginal Worker 39 16 23

Caste Factor

In Sonamite Koch village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.64 % of total population in Sonamite Koch village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Sonamite Koch village of West Garo Hills.

Work Profile

In Sonamite Koch village out of total population, 113 were engaged in work activities. 65.49 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.51 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 113 workers engaged in Main Work, 26 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.