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Urksew Wahpathaw Population - East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Urksew Wahpathaw is a medium size village located in Pynursla Block of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 156 families residing. The Urksew Wahpathaw village has population of 805 of which 377 are males while 428 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Urksew Wahpathaw village population of children with age 0-6 is 147 which makes up 18.26 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Urksew Wahpathaw village is 1135 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Urksew Wahpathaw as per census is 986, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Urksew Wahpathaw village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Urksew Wahpathaw village was 88.15 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Urksew Wahpathaw Male literacy stands at 89.44 % while female literacy rate was 87.04 %.

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

Urksew Wahpathaw Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 156 - -
Population 805 377 428
Child (0-6) 147 74 73
Schedule Caste 1 1 0
Schedule Tribe 803 375 428
Literacy 88.15 % 89.44 % 87.04 %
Total Workers 263 172 91
Main Worker 209 - -
Marginal Worker 54 36 18

Caste Factor

In Urksew Wahpathaw village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.75 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.12 % of total population in Urksew Wahpathaw village.

Work Profile

In Urksew Wahpathaw village out of total population, 263 were engaged in work activities. 79.47 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.53 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 263 workers engaged in Main Work, 19 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.