Mawten Population, Caste, Working Data West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Mawten is a village situated in Mawkyrwat block of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 347 families residing in the village Mawten. The total population of Mawten is 2,268 out of which 1,096 are males and 1,172 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mawten is 1,069.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Mawten village is 443 which is 20% of the total population. There are 231 male children and 212 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mawten is 918 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,069) of Mawten village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mawten is 90.6%. Thus Mawten village has a higher literacy rate compared to 60.2% of West Khasi Hills district. The male literacy rate is 90.29% and the female literacy rate is 90.83% in Mawten village.

Population
2,268
Families
347
Literacy
90.58%
Sex Ratio
1,069

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mawten village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Mawten Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mawten village.

Total Male Female
Children 443 231 212
Literacy 90.58% 90.29% 90.83%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 2,260 1,093 1,167
Illiterate 615 315 300

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.6% of total population in Mawten village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mawten village out of total population, 761 were engaged in work activities. 44.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 761 workers engaged in Main Work, 40 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 133 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 336 249 87
Cultivators 40 7 33
Agriculture Labourer 133 121 12
Household Industries 5 4 1
Other Workers 158 117 41
Marginal Workers 425 148 277
Non Working 1,507 699 808

Map of Mawten, West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya


Nearby Villages to Mawten, Mawkyrwat

Below are the list of villages near Mawten village in Mawkyrwat.


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