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Awro Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Awro is a medium size village located in Mawkyrwat Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 88 families residing. The Awro village has population of 535 of which 261 are males while 274 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Awro village population of children with age 0-6 is 139 which makes up 25.98 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Awro village is 1050 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Awro as per census is 958, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Awro village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Awro village was 79.04 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Awro Male literacy stands at 78.95 % while female literacy rate was 79.13 %.

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

Awro Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 88 - -
Population 535 261 274
Child (0-6) 139 71 68
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 531 259 272
Literacy 79.04 % 78.95 % 79.13 %
Total Workers 219 111 108
Main Worker 207 - -
Marginal Worker 12 4 8

Caste Factor

In Awro village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.25 % of total population in Awro village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Awro village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Awro village out of total population, 219 were engaged in work activities. 94.52 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.48 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 219 workers engaged in Main Work, 204 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.