Lait-Sohphie Population, Caste, Working Data East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Lait-Sohphie is a village situated in Pynursla block of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 114 families residing in the village Lait-Sohphie. The total population of Lait-Sohphie is 607 out of which 294 are males and 313 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lait-Sohphie is 1,065.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lait-Sohphie village is 123 which is 20% of the total population. There are 54 male children and 69 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lait-Sohphie is 1,278 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,065) of Lait-Sohphie village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lait-Sohphie is 86.8%. Thus Lait-Sohphie village has higher literacy rate compared to 70% of East Khasi Hills district. The male literacy rate is 87.08% and the female literacy rate is 86.48% in Lait-Sohphie village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lait-Sohphie village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lait-Sohphie Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lait-Sohphie village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 123 | 54 | 69 |
| Literacy | 86.78% | 87.08% | 86.48% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 581 | 280 | 301 |
| Illiterate | 187 | 85 | 102 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 95.7% of total population in Lait-Sohphie village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lait-Sohphie village out of total population, 181 were engaged in work activities. 83.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 181 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 151 | 105 | 46 |
| Cultivators | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 149 | 103 | 46 |
| Marginal Workers | 30 | 19 | 11 |
| Non Working | 426 | 170 | 256 |
Nearby Villages to Lait-Sohphie,
Below are the list of villages near Lait-Sohphie village in Pynursla.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Urksew Wahpathaw | 805 |
| Dewsaw Pathaw | 284 |
| Mawpran Nonglyndiang | 916 |
| Rangthylliang | 241 |
| Nongmadan Mawpran | 366 |
| Mawsiangnongshken | 451 |
| Nongkwai | 941 |
| Mawkyrnot | 353 |
| Nongsder | 602 |
| Phlangtyngor | 365 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lait-Sohphie, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia