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Birsiej Population - Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya

Birsiej is a medium size village located in Umsning Block of Ri Bhoi district, Meghalaya with total 76 families residing. The Birsiej village has population of 467 of which 227 are males while 240 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Birsiej village population of children with age 0-6 is 127 which makes up 27.19 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Birsiej village is 1057 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Birsiej as per census is 1153, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Birsiej village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Birsiej village was 84.12 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Birsiej Male literacy stands at 89.29 % while female literacy rate was 79.07 %.

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

Birsiej Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 76 - -
Population 467 227 240
Child (0-6) 127 59 68
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 467 227 240
Literacy 84.12 % 89.29 % 79.07 %
Total Workers 182 92 90
Main Worker 179 - -
Marginal Worker 3 1 2

Caste Factor

In Birsiej village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Birsiej village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Birsiej village of Ri Bhoi.

Work Profile

In Birsiej village out of total population, 182 were engaged in work activities. 98.35 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.65 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 182 workers engaged in Main Work, 177 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.