Wahskong Population, Caste, Working Data East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Wahskong is a village situated in Pynursla block of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 16 families residing in the village Wahskong. The total population of Wahskong is 84 out of which 45 are males and 39 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wahskong is 867.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wahskong village is 19 which is 23% of the total population. There are 9 male children and 10 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wahskong is 1,111 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (867) of Wahskong village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wahskong is 80%. Thus Wahskong village has higher literacy rate compared to 70% of East Khasi Hills district. The male literacy rate is 72.22% and the female literacy rate is 89.66% in Wahskong village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Wahskong village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Wahskong Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Wahskong village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Literacy | 80% | 72.22% | 89.66% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 84 | 45 | 39 |
| Illiterate | 32 | 19 | 13 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 100% of total population in Wahskong village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Wahskong village out of total population, 49 were engaged in work activities. 98% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 49 workers engaged in Main Work, 47 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 48 | 27 | 21 |
| Cultivators | 47 | 27 | 20 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Non Working | 35 | 18 | 17 |
Nearby Villages to Wahskong,
Below are the list of villages near Wahskong village in Pynursla.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Wahskong, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia