Sarikushi Population, Caste, Working Data Ribhoi, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Sarikushi is a village situated in Umling block of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 102 families residing in the village Sarikushi. The total population of Sarikushi is 639 out of which 330 are males and 309 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sarikushi is 936.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sarikushi village is 86 which is 13% of the total population. There are 46 male children and 40 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sarikushi is 870 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (936) of Sarikushi village.

Population
639
Families
102
Literacy
78.66%
Sex Ratio
936

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sarikushi is 78.7%. Thus Sarikushi village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.2% of Ribhoi district. The male literacy rate is 85.21% and the female literacy rate is 71.75% in Sarikushi village.

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

Sarikushi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 86 46 40
Literacy 78.66% 85.21% 71.75%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 637 328 309
Illiterate 204 88 116

Caste Data as per Census 2011

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

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sarikushi village out of total population, 313 were engaged in work activities. 98.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 313 workers engaged in Main Work, 247 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 309 158 151
Cultivators 247 110 137
Agriculture Labourer 1 0 1
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 60 47 13
Marginal Workers 4 0 4
Non Working 326 172 154

Nearby Villages to Sarikushi,

Below are the list of villages near Sarikushi village in Umling.

Village Population
Barkhatsari 386
Borkushi 229
Parangang 149
Mawryngkang 247
Umwangthem 286
Umshakait 406
Umwang Nongbah 190
Khmar 132
Umtham 534
Borgang 297

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