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Mawkhanwahkwang Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Mawkhanwahkwang is a medium size village located in Mawthadraishan Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 46 families residing. The Mawkhanwahkwang village has population of 237 of which 124 are males while 113 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mawkhanwahkwang village population of children with age 0-6 is 68 which makes up 28.69 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mawkhanwahkwang village is 911 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Mawkhanwahkwang as per census is 619, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Mawkhanwahkwang village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Mawkhanwahkwang village was 65.68 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Mawkhanwahkwang Male literacy stands at 68.29 % while female literacy rate was 63.22 %.

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

Mawkhanwahkwang Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 46 - -
Population 237 124 113
Child (0-6) 68 42 26
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 236 123 113
Literacy 65.68 % 68.29 % 63.22 %
Total Workers 96 51 45
Main Worker 20 - -
Marginal Worker 76 36 40

Caste Factor

In Mawkhanwahkwang village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.58 % of total population in Mawkhanwahkwang village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Mawkhanwahkwang village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Mawkhanwahkwang village out of total population, 96 were engaged in work activities. 20.83 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 79.17 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 96 workers engaged in Main Work, 9 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.