Sohryngkham Population, Caste, Working Data East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Sohryngkham is a village situated in Mawryngkneng block of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,039 families residing in the village Sohryngkham. The total population of Sohryngkham is 5,736 out of which 2,824 are males and 2,912 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sohryngkham is 1,031.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sohryngkham village is 1115 which is 19% of the total population. There are 551 male children and 564 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sohryngkham is 1,024 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,031) of Sohryngkham village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sohryngkham is 84.4%. Thus Sohryngkham village has higher literacy rate compared to 70% of East Khasi Hills district. The male literacy rate is 82.31% and the female literacy rate is 86.5% in Sohryngkham village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sohryngkham village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sohryngkham Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sohryngkham village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,115 | 551 | 564 |
| Literacy | 84.44% | 82.31% | 86.5% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 5,672 | 2,787 | 2,885 |
| Illiterate | 1,834 | 953 | 881 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.9% of total population in Sohryngkham village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sohryngkham village out of total population, 2,365 were engaged in work activities. 90.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,365 workers engaged in Main Work, 523 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 264 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 2,142 | 1,370 | 772 |
| Cultivators | 523 | 377 | 146 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 264 | 209 | 55 |
| Household Industries | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 1,344 | 773 | 571 |
| Marginal Workers | 223 | 90 | 133 |
| Non Working | 3,371 | 1,364 | 2,007 |
Nearby Villages to Sohryngkham,
Below are the list of villages near Sohryngkham village in Mawryngkneng.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Mawlyngngad | 1,817 |
| Pommura | 631 |
| Umphyrnai | 2,997 |
| Ksehpongdeng | 1,235 |
| Jyntah | 487 |
| Mawryngkneng | 6,598 |
| Mawlynrei | 3,473 |
| Thangshalai | 632 |
| Mawshbuit | 2,590 |
| Puriang | 2,004 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sohryngkham, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia