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Kensohsan Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Kensohsan is a small village located in Ranikor Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 26 families residing. The Kensohsan village has population of 157 of which 70 are males while 87 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kensohsan village population of children with age 0-6 is 43 which makes up 27.39 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kensohsan village is 1243 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Kensohsan as per census is 1867, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Kensohsan village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Kensohsan village was 77.19 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Kensohsan Male literacy stands at 81.82 % while female literacy rate was 72.88 %.

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

Kensohsan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 26 - -
Population 157 70 87
Child (0-6) 43 15 28
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 156 69 87
Literacy 77.19 % 81.82 % 72.88 %
Total Workers 44 28 16
Main Worker 14 - -
Marginal Worker 30 21 9

Caste Factor

In Kensohsan village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.36 % of total population in Kensohsan village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kensohsan village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Kensohsan village out of total population, 44 were engaged in work activities. 31.82 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.18 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 44 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.