Sooling Population, Caste, Working Data West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Sooling is a village situated in Ranikor block of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 27 families residing in the village Sooling. The total population of Sooling is 171 out of which 89 are males and 82 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sooling is 921.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sooling village is 40 which is 23% of the total population. There are 25 male children and 15 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sooling is 600 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (921) of Sooling village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sooling is 90.8%. Thus Sooling village has a higher literacy rate compared to 60.2% of West Khasi Hills district. The male literacy rate is 93.75% and the female literacy rate is 88.06% in Sooling village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sooling village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sooling Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sooling village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 40 | 25 | 15 |
| Literacy | 90.84% | 93.75% | 88.06% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 170 | 88 | 82 |
| Illiterate | 52 | 29 | 23 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.4% of total population in Sooling village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sooling village out of total population, 67 were engaged in work activities. 89.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 67 workers engaged in Main Work, 48 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 60 | 35 | 25 |
| Cultivators | 48 | 29 | 19 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Non Working | 104 | 52 | 52 |
Map of Sooling, West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya
Nearby Villages to Sooling, Ranikor
Below are the list of villages near Sooling village in Ranikor.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Umtongkut | 82 |
| Thadteja | 116 |
| Amarsang | 131 |
| Weikut | 132 |
| Pormadar | 219 |
| Nongkulang | 871 |
| Nongjri | 879 |
| Poitbli | 72 |
| Nonghyllam | 801 |
| Nongumsur | 242 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sooling, West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia