Mowkaiaw Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Mowkaiaw is a village situated in Laskein block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 446 families residing in the village Mowkaiaw. The total population of Mowkaiaw is 2,842 out of which 1,376 are males and 1,466 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mowkaiaw is 1,065.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mowkaiaw village is 477 which is 17% of the total population. There are 222 male children and 255 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mowkaiaw is 1,149 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,065) of Mowkaiaw village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mowkaiaw is 84.7%. Thus Mowkaiaw village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 80.68% and the female literacy rate is 88.6% in Mowkaiaw village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mowkaiaw village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Mowkaiaw Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mowkaiaw village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 477 | 222 | 255 |
| Literacy | 84.74% | 80.68% | 88.6% |
| Scheduled Caste | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2,821 | 1,362 | 1,459 |
| Illiterate | 838 | 445 | 393 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.3% of total population in Mowkaiaw village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Mowkaiaw village out of total population, 912 were engaged in work activities. 78.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 912 workers engaged in Main Work, 159 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 717 | 511 | 206 |
| Cultivators | 159 | 152 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 545 | 349 | 196 |
| Marginal Workers | 195 | 106 | 89 |
| Non Working | 1,930 | 759 | 1,171 |
Nearby Villages to Mowkaiaw,
Below are the list of villages near Mowkaiaw village in Laskein.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Madanrwan | 437 |
| Mulum | 761 |
| Mynksan | 479 |
| Mootyrshiah A | 1,589 |
| Iong-u-Lang | 231 |
| Mootyrshiah B | 1,881 |
| Pdeilapatein | 9 |
| Laskein | 1,864 |
| Thangthring | 572 |
| Nongkynrih | 1,199 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Mowkaiaw, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia