Mawkaton Population, Caste, Working Data West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Mawkaton is a village situated in Mawthadraishan block of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 81 families residing in the village Mawkaton. The total population of Mawkaton is 542 out of which 272 are males and 270 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mawkaton is 993.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mawkaton village is 104 which is 19% of the total population. There are 52 male children and 52 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mawkaton is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (993) of Mawkaton village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mawkaton is 70.5%. Thus Mawkaton village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.2% of West Khasi Hills district. The male literacy rate is 68.64% and the female literacy rate is 72.48% in Mawkaton village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mawkaton village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Mawkaton Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mawkaton village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 104 | 52 | 52 |
| Literacy | 70.55% | 68.64% | 72.48% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 535 | 269 | 266 |
| Illiterate | 233 | 121 | 112 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.7% of total population in Mawkaton village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Mawkaton village out of total population, 237 were engaged in work activities. 61.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 237 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 113 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 146 | 84 | 62 |
| Cultivators | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 113 | 67 | 46 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 29 | 14 | 15 |
| Marginal Workers | 91 | 36 | 55 |
| Non Working | 305 | 152 | 153 |
Nearby Villages to Mawkaton,
Below are the list of villages near Mawkaton village in Mawthadraishan.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Umlipoi | 118 |
| Mawliwai Kynbah | 120 |
| Upper Laitkseh | 899 |
| Lawrapha | 330 |
| Laitkseh | 1,030 |
| Khyllem | 118 |
| Mawlaisyiem | 467 |
| Tiehsaw | 345 |
| Markasa | 639 |
| Nongkasen | 1,332 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Mawkaton, West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia