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Wahkaliar Population - East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Wahkaliar is a small village located in Shella Bholaganj Block of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 37 families residing. The Wahkaliar village has population of 197 of which 93 are males while 104 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Wahkaliar village population of children with age 0-6 is 36 which makes up 18.27 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Wahkaliar village is 1118 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Wahkaliar as per census is 1250, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Wahkaliar village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Wahkaliar village was 78.26 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Wahkaliar Male literacy stands at 79.22 % while female literacy rate was 77.38 %.

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

Wahkaliar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 37 - -
Population 197 93 104
Child (0-6) 36 16 20
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 197 93 104
Literacy 78.26 % 79.22 % 77.38 %
Total Workers 105 56 49
Main Worker 60 - -
Marginal Worker 45 14 31

Caste Factor

In Wahkaliar village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Wahkaliar village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Wahkaliar village of East Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Wahkaliar village out of total population, 105 were engaged in work activities. 57.14 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.86 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 105 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.