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

Pingwait is a village situated in Mawkynrew block of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 196 families residing in the village Pingwait. The total population of Pingwait is 1,192 out of which 603 are males and 589 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pingwait is 977.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pingwait village is 292 which is 24% of the total population. There are 138 male children and 154 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pingwait is 1,116 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (977) of Pingwait village.

Population
1,192
Families
196
Literacy
85.56%
Sex Ratio
977

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pingwait is 85.6%. Thus Pingwait village has higher literacy rate compared to 70% of East Khasi Hills district. The male literacy rate is 82.58% and the female literacy rate is 88.74% in Pingwait village.

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

Pingwait Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 292 138 154
Literacy 85.56% 82.58% 88.74%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 1,188 601 587
Illiterate 422 219 203

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.7% of total population in Pingwait village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pingwait village out of total population, 566 were engaged in work activities. 98.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 566 workers engaged in Main Work, 456 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 560 304 256
Cultivators 456 234 222
Agriculture Labourer 8 4 4
Other Workers 96 66 30
Marginal Workers 6 3 3
Non Working 626 296 330

Nearby Villages to Pingwait,

Below are the list of villages near Pingwait village in Mawkynrew.

Village Population
Kharang 2,117
Dienglieng 898
Thynroit 3,503
Nongjrong 1,440
Mawlali 740
Syniasya 602
Thangsning 1,472
Umsning 685
Tanglei 384
Jongksha 3,210

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