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Maw-U-Sam Population - East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Maw-U-Sam is a medium size village located in Mawryngkneng Block of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 146 families residing. The Maw-U-Sam village has population of 782 of which 403 are males while 379 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Maw-U-Sam village population of children with age 0-6 is 186 which makes up 23.79 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Maw-U-Sam village is 940 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Maw-U-Sam as per census is 918, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Maw-U-Sam village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Maw-U-Sam village was 93.29 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Maw-U-Sam Male literacy stands at 93.46 % while female literacy rate was 93.10 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Maw-U-Sam 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 Maw-U-Sam village.

Maw-U-Sam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 146 - -
Population 782 403 379
Child (0-6) 186 97 89
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 780 401 379
Literacy 93.29 % 93.46 % 93.10 %
Total Workers 372 207 165
Main Worker 365 - -
Marginal Worker 7 2 5

Caste Factor

In Maw-U-Sam village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.74 % of total population in Maw-U-Sam village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Maw-U-Sam village of East Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Maw-U-Sam village out of total population, 372 were engaged in work activities. 98.12 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.88 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 372 workers engaged in Main Work, 282 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.