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Umshit Population - Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya

Umshit is a small village located in Umling Block of Ri Bhoi district, Meghalaya with total 29 families residing. The Umshit village has population of 186 of which 90 are males while 96 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Umshit village population of children with age 0-6 is 15 which makes up 8.06 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Umshit village is 1067 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Umshit as per census is 1143, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Umshit village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Umshit village was 71.93 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Umshit Male literacy stands at 84.34 % while female literacy rate was 60.23 %.

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

Umshit Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 29 - -
Population 186 90 96
Child (0-6) 15 7 8
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 186 90 96
Literacy 71.93 % 84.34 % 60.23 %
Total Workers 112 55 57
Main Worker 109 - -
Marginal Worker 3 3 0

Caste Factor

In Umshit village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Umshit village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Umshit village of Ri Bhoi.

Work Profile

In Umshit village out of total population, 112 were engaged in work activities. 97.32 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.68 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 112 workers engaged in Main Work, 108 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.