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Palwi Population - Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya

Palwi is a medium size village located in Umsning Block of Ri Bhoi district, Meghalaya with total 72 families residing. The Palwi village has population of 434 of which 216 are males while 218 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palwi village population of children with age 0-6 is 109 which makes up 25.12 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palwi village is 1009 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Palwi as per census is 1019, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Palwi village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Palwi village was 75.38 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Palwi Male literacy stands at 75.31 % while female literacy rate was 75.46 %.

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

Palwi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 72 - -
Population 434 216 218
Child (0-6) 109 54 55
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 434 216 218
Literacy 75.38 % 75.31 % 75.46 %
Total Workers 189 107 82
Main Worker 170 - -
Marginal Worker 19 1 18

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Palwi village out of total population, 189 were engaged in work activities. 89.95 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.05 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 189 workers engaged in Main Work, 105 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18 were Agricultural labourer.