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Sohkha Model Population - Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya

Sohkha Model is a medium size village located in Amlarem Block of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya with total 63 families residing. The Sohkha Model village has population of 326 of which 167 are males while 159 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sohkha Model village population of children with age 0-6 is 38 which makes up 11.66 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sohkha Model village is 952 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Sohkha Model as per census is 1111, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Sohkha Model village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Sohkha Model village was 97.92 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Sohkha Model Male literacy stands at 99.33 % while female literacy rate was 96.40 %.

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

Sohkha Model Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 63 - -
Population 326 167 159
Child (0-6) 38 18 20
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 323 165 158
Literacy 97.92 % 99.33 % 96.40 %
Total Workers 205 117 88
Main Worker 21 - -
Marginal Worker 184 101 83

Caste Factor

In Sohkha Model village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.08 % of total population in Sohkha Model village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Sohkha Model village of Jaintia Hills.

Work Profile

In Sohkha Model village out of total population, 205 were engaged in work activities. 10.24 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 89.76 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 205 workers engaged in Main Work, 15 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.