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Mawthir Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Mawthir is a medium size village located in Nongstoin Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 74 families residing. The Mawthir village has population of 389 of which 204 are males while 185 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mawthir village population of children with age 0-6 is 96 which makes up 24.68 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mawthir village is 907 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Mawthir as per census is 600, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Mawthir village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Mawthir village was 72.35 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Mawthir Male literacy stands at 72.92 % while female literacy rate was 71.81 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Mawthir 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 Mawthir village.

Mawthir Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 74 - -
Population 389 204 185
Child (0-6) 96 60 36
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 388 204 184
Literacy 72.35 % 72.92 % 71.81 %
Total Workers 209 104 105
Main Worker 198 - -
Marginal Worker 11 7 4

Caste Factor

In Mawthir village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.74 % of total population in Mawthir village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Mawthir village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Mawthir village out of total population, 209 were engaged in work activities. 94.74 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.26 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 209 workers engaged in Main Work, 193 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.