Mawkyrwat Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya

Mawkyrwat Block of West Khasi Hills district has total population of 54,462 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 27,322 are males while 27,140 are females. In 2011 there were total 9,029 families residing in Mawkyrwat Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Mawkyrwat Block is 993.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Mawkyrwat Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 78.2% and the sex ratio of Mawkyrwat Block is 993.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mawkyrwat Block is 12112 which is 22% of the total population. There are 6132 male children and 5980 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mawkyrwat Block is 975 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 993 ) of Mawkyrwat Block.

The total literacy rate of Mawkyrwat Block is 78.16%. The male literacy rate is 61.1% and the female literacy rate is 60.45% in Mawkyrwat Block.

Population
54,462
Families
9,029
Literacy
78.16%
Sex Ratio
993

To facilitate the administration, Mawkyrwat Block is further divided into 140 villages.

Mawkyrwat Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mawkyrwat Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 12,112 6,132 5,980
Literacy 78.16% 61.1% 60.45%
Scheduled Caste 2 2 0
Scheduled Tribe 53,636 26,901 26,735
Illiterate 21,363 10,629 10,734

Caste-wise Population - Mawkyrwat Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.5% of total population in Mawkyrwat Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2 2 0
Schedule Tribe 53,636 26,901 26,735

Religion-wise Population - Mawkyrwat Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 88 (0.16%) 47 41
Muslim 271 (0.5%) 148 123
Christian 53,244 (97.76%) 26,679 26,565
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 0 3
Buddhist 70 (0.13%) 37 33
Jain 13 (0.02%) 6 7
Other Religion 650 (1.19%) 340 310
No Religion Specified 123 (0.23%) 65 58

Literacy Rate - Mawkyrwat Block

Average literacy rate of Mawkyrwat Block in 2011 were 78.16% in which, male and female literacy were 78.78% and 77.53% respectively. Total literate in Mawkyrwat Block were 33,099 of which male and female were 16,693 and 16,406 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Mawkyrwat Block

The Sex Ratio of Mawkyrwat Block is 993 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 993 females in Mawkyrwat Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 975 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 993 ) of Mawkyrwat Block.

Child Population - Mawkyrwat Block

According to Census 2011, there were 12,112 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mawkyrwat Block. Out of which 12,112 were male while 12,112 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Mawkyrwat Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Mawkyrwat Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Mawkyrwat Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 12,112.

Total Urban Rural
Population 54,462 0 54,462
Children (0 - 6 years) 12,112 0 12,112
Schedule Caste 2 0 2
Schedule Tribe 53,636 0 53,636
Literacy 78.16% - 78.16%
Sex Ratio 993 - 993

Working Population - Mawkyrwat Block

In Mawkyrwat Block out of total population, 21,949 were engaged in work activities. 61.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 21,949 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,333 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,895 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 13,583 7,841 5,742
Cultivators 8,333 4,566 3,767
Agriculture Labourer 1,895 1,190 705
Household Industries 307 170 137
Other Workers 3,048 1,915 1,133
Marginal Workers 8,366 3,989 4,377
Non Working 32,513 15,492 17,021

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