Khatkasla Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Khatkasla is a village situated in Laskein block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 90 families residing in the village Khatkasla. The total population of Khatkasla is 509 out of which 237 are males and 272 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Khatkasla is 1,148.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khatkasla village is 144 which is 28% of the total population. There are 63 male children and 81 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khatkasla is 1,286 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,148) of Khatkasla village.

Population
509
Families
90
Literacy
33.7%
Sex Ratio
1,148

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Khatkasla is 33.7%. Thus Khatkasla village has lower literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 22.41% and the female literacy rate is 43.98% in Khatkasla village.

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

Khatkasla Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 144 63 81
Literacy 33.7% 22.41% 43.98%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 507 236 271
Illiterate 386 198 188

Caste Data as per Census 2011

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

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Khatkasla village out of total population, 200 were engaged in work activities. 16.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 83.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 200 workers engaged in Main Work, 26 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 33 26 7
Cultivators 26 23 3
Agriculture Labourer 4 3 1
Other Workers 3 0 3
Marginal Workers 167 79 88
Non Working 309 132 177

Nearby Villages to Khatkasla,

Below are the list of villages near Khatkasla village in Laskein.

Village Population
Psiar 691
Thangrain 2,042
Myntang Tihwieh 10
Khliehsiniriang 213
Tum-Tum 373
Umsalang 566
Iongkasaro 371
Musiaw 688
Sahsniang A 2,549
Latymphu 531

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