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Perkseh Population - East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Perkseh is a medium size village located in Mawphlang Block of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 65 families residing. The Perkseh village has population of 341 of which 167 are males while 174 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Perkseh village population of children with age 0-6 is 84 which makes up 24.63 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Perkseh village is 1042 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Perkseh as per census is 1211, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Perkseh village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Perkseh village was 88.72 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Perkseh Male literacy stands at 90.70 % while female literacy rate was 86.72 %.

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

Perkseh Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 65 - -
Population 341 167 174
Child (0-6) 84 38 46
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 340 166 174
Literacy 88.72 % 90.70 % 86.72 %
Total Workers 166 87 79
Main Worker 165 - -
Marginal Worker 1 0 1

Caste Factor

In Perkseh village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.71 % of total population in Perkseh village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Perkseh village of East Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Perkseh village out of total population, 166 were engaged in work activities. 99.40 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.60 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 166 workers engaged in Main Work, 158 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.