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Kosak Gandim Population - East Garo Hills, Meghalaya

Kosak Gandim is a medium size village located in Kharkutta Block of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya with total 57 families residing. The Kosak Gandim village has population of 287 of which 154 are males while 133 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kosak Gandim village population of children with age 0-6 is 50 which makes up 17.42 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kosak Gandim village is 864 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Kosak Gandim as per census is 1500, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Kosak Gandim village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Kosak Gandim village was 51.48 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Kosak Gandim Male literacy stands at 51.49 % while female literacy rate was 51.46 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kosak Gandim village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kosak Gandim village.

Kosak Gandim Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 57 - -
Population 287 154 133
Child (0-6) 50 20 30
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 287 154 133
Literacy 51.48 % 51.49 % 51.46 %
Total Workers 102 69 33
Main Worker 64 - -
Marginal Worker 38 12 26

Caste Factor

In Kosak Gandim village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Kosak Gandim village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kosak Gandim village of East Garo Hills.

Work Profile

In Kosak Gandim village out of total population, 102 were engaged in work activities. 62.75 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.25 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 102 workers engaged in Main Work, 29 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 32 were Agricultural labourer.