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Wah Sarang Population - Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya

Wah Sarang is a medium size village located in Khliehriat Block of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya with total 117 families residing. The Wah Sarang village has population of 713 of which 362 are males while 351 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Wah Sarang village population of children with age 0-6 is 227 which makes up 31.84 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Wah Sarang village is 970 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Wah Sarang as per census is 816, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Wah Sarang village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Wah Sarang village was 14.81 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Wah Sarang Male literacy stands at 13.50 % while female literacy rate was 16.06 %.

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

Wah Sarang Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 117 - -
Population 713 362 351
Child (0-6) 227 125 102
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 712 361 351
Literacy 14.81 % 13.50 % 16.06 %
Total Workers 258 129 129
Main Worker 7 - -
Marginal Worker 251 126 125

Caste Factor

In Wah Sarang village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.86 % of total population in Wah Sarang village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Wah Sarang village of Jaintia Hills.

Work Profile

In Wah Sarang village out of total population, 258 were engaged in work activities. 2.71 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 97.29 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 258 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.