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Nongkhlaw A & B Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Nongkhlaw A & B is a medium size village located in Mairang Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 280 families residing. The Nongkhlaw A & B village has population of 1556 of which 748 are males while 808 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Nongkhlaw A & B village population of children with age 0-6 is 283 which makes up 18.19 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Nongkhlaw A & B village is 1080 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Nongkhlaw A & B as per census is 1128, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Nongkhlaw A & B village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Nongkhlaw A & B village was 87.43 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Nongkhlaw A & B Male literacy stands at 87.32 % while female literacy rate was 87.54 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Nongkhlaw A & B 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 Nongkhlaw A & B village.

Nongkhlaw A & B Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 280 - -
Population 1,556 748 808
Child (0-6) 283 133 150
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,539 741 798
Literacy 87.43 % 87.32 % 87.54 %
Total Workers 686 362 324
Main Worker 456 - -
Marginal Worker 230 120 110

Caste Factor

In Nongkhlaw A & B village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 98.91 % of total population in Nongkhlaw A & B village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Nongkhlaw A & B village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Nongkhlaw A & B village out of total population, 686 were engaged in work activities. 66.47 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.53 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 686 workers engaged in Main Work, 8 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 375 were Agricultural labourer.