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Mawjyrsim Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Mawjyrsim is a medium size village located in Mawkyrwat Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 83 families residing. The Mawjyrsim village has population of 477 of which 250 are males while 227 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mawjyrsim village population of children with age 0-6 is 137 which makes up 28.72 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mawjyrsim village is 908 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Mawjyrsim as per census is 903, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Mawjyrsim village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Mawjyrsim village was 77.06 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Mawjyrsim Male literacy stands at 89.33 % while female literacy rate was 63.58 %.

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

Mawjyrsim Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 83 - -
Population 477 250 227
Child (0-6) 137 72 65
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 471 247 224
Literacy 77.06 % 89.33 % 63.58 %
Total Workers 17 5 12
Main Worker 16 - -
Marginal Worker 1 0 1

Caste Factor

In Mawjyrsim village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 98.74 % of total population in Mawjyrsim village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Mawjyrsim village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Mawjyrsim village out of total population, 17 were engaged in work activities. 94.12 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.88 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 17 workers engaged in Main Work, 8 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.