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Borkhe Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Borkhe is a small village located in Mawshynrut Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 30 families residing. The Borkhe village has population of 167 of which 87 are males while 80 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Borkhe village population of children with age 0-6 is 44 which makes up 26.35 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Borkhe village is 920 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Borkhe as per census is 692, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Borkhe village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Borkhe village was 71.54 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Borkhe Male literacy stands at 72.13 % while female literacy rate was 70.97 %.

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

Borkhe Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 30 - -
Population 167 87 80
Child (0-6) 44 26 18
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 164 84 80
Literacy 71.54 % 72.13 % 70.97 %
Total Workers 61 30 31
Main Worker 61 - -
Marginal Worker 0 0 0

Caste Factor

In Borkhe village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 98.20 % of total population in Borkhe village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Borkhe village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Borkhe village out of total population, 61 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 61 workers engaged in Main Work, 56 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.