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

Mawphir is a village situated in Shella Bholaganj block of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 52 families residing in the village Mawphir. The total population of Mawphir is 270 out of which 118 are males and 152 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mawphir is 1,288.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mawphir village is 52 which is 19% of the total population. There are 23 male children and 29 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mawphir is 1,261 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,288) of Mawphir village.

Population
270
Families
52
Literacy
75.69%
Sex Ratio
1,288

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mawphir is 75.7%. Thus Mawphir village has higher literacy rate compared to 70% of East Khasi Hills district. The male literacy rate is 67.37% and the female literacy rate is 82.11% in Mawphir village.

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

Mawphir Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 52 23 29
Literacy 75.69% 67.37% 82.11%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 265 116 149
Illiterate 105 54 51

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.1% of total population in Mawphir village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mawphir village out of total population, 127 were engaged in work activities. 99.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 127 workers engaged in Main Work, 114 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 126 58 68
Cultivators 114 54 60
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 11 4 7
Marginal Workers 1 0 1
Non Working 143 60 83

Nearby Villages to Mawphir,

Below are the list of villages near Mawphir village in Shella Bholaganj.

Village Population
Mawphu 695
Maweitksar 54
Umblai 113
Kunongrim 189
Mawiong 144
Laitduh 135
Laitryngew 3,313
Lummawshken 130
Nongsteng 356
Kiengshympet 67

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