Dewsaw Population, Caste, Working Data East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Dewsaw is a village situated in Pynursla block of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 48 families residing in the village Dewsaw. The total population of Dewsaw is 223 out of which 108 are males and 115 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dewsaw is 1,065.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dewsaw village is 56 which is 25% of the total population. There are 22 male children and 34 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dewsaw is 1,545 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,065) of Dewsaw village.

Population
223
Families
48
Literacy
82.63%
Sex Ratio
1,065

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dewsaw is 82.6%. Thus Dewsaw village has higher literacy rate compared to 70% of East Khasi Hills district. The male literacy rate is 83.72% and the female literacy rate is 81.48% in Dewsaw village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dewsaw village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Dewsaw Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dewsaw village.

Total Male Female
Children 56 22 34
Literacy 82.63% 83.72% 81.48%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 222 107 115
Illiterate 85 36 49

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.6% of total population in Dewsaw village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dewsaw village out of total population, 70 were engaged in work activities. 90% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 70 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 63 51 12
Other Workers 63 51 12
Marginal Workers 7 5 2
Non Working 153 52 101

Nearby Villages to Dewsaw,

Below are the list of villages near Dewsaw village in Pynursla.

Village Population
Thang-Juban 175
Wahdop 86
Weikian 218
Umniuh-Tmar 593
Rana 141
Nongthymmai 128
Nongjri Tluh 1,101
Umniuh-Nongrim 650
Nongjri Bah 596
Longkading 1

Reference