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Umsawnongkharai Population - Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya

Umsawnongkharai is a medium size village located in Umling Block of Ri Bhoi district, Meghalaya with total 111 families residing. The Umsawnongkharai village has population of 503 of which 254 are males while 249 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Umsawnongkharai village population of children with age 0-6 is 101 which makes up 20.08 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Umsawnongkharai village is 980 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Umsawnongkharai as per census is 870, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Umsawnongkharai village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Umsawnongkharai village was 65.17 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Umsawnongkharai Male literacy stands at 64.00 % while female literacy rate was 66.34 %.

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

Umsawnongkharai Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 111 - -
Population 503 254 249
Child (0-6) 101 54 47
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 466 231 235
Literacy 65.17 % 64.00 % 66.34 %
Total Workers 204 116 88
Main Worker 127 - -
Marginal Worker 77 25 52

Caste Factor

In Umsawnongkharai village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 92.64 % of total population in Umsawnongkharai village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Umsawnongkharai village of Ri Bhoi.

Work Profile

In Umsawnongkharai village out of total population, 204 were engaged in work activities. 62.25 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.75 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 204 workers engaged in Main Work, 26 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26 were Agricultural labourer.