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Sohtad Population - Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya

Sohtad is a medium size village located in Umling Block of Ri Bhoi district, Meghalaya with total 36 families residing. The Sohtad village has population of 228 of which 105 are males while 123 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sohtad village population of children with age 0-6 is 41 which makes up 17.98 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sohtad village is 1171 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Sohtad as per census is 1278, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Sohtad village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Sohtad village was 64.71 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Sohtad Male literacy stands at 59.77 % while female literacy rate was 69.00 %.

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

Sohtad Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 36 - -
Population 228 105 123
Child (0-6) 41 18 23
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 220 101 119
Literacy 64.71 % 59.77 % 69.00 %
Total Workers 81 42 39
Main Worker 75 - -
Marginal Worker 6 2 4

Caste Factor

In Sohtad village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 96.49 % of total population in Sohtad village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Sohtad village of Ri Bhoi.

Work Profile

In Sohtad village out of total population, 81 were engaged in work activities. 92.59 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.41 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 81 workers engaged in Main Work, 60 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.