Wakching Population, Caste, Working Data Mon, Nagaland - Census 2011
Wakching is a village situated in Wakching circle of Mon district in Nagaland. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 378 families residing in the village Wakching. The total population of Wakching is 2,462 out of which 1,219 are males and 1,243 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wakching is 1,020.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Wakching village is 430 which is 17% of the total population. There are 223 male children and 207 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wakching is 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,020) of Wakching village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wakching is 58.2%. Thus Wakching village has a higher literacy rate compared to 47.8% of Mon district. The male literacy rate is 69.48% and the female literacy rate is 47.3% in Wakching village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Wakching village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Wakching Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Wakching village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 430 | 223 | 207 |
| Literacy | 58.17% | 69.48% | 47.3% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2,452 | 1,211 | 1,241 |
| Illiterate | 1,280 | 527 | 753 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.6% of total population in Wakching village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Wakching village out of total population, 1,704 were engaged in work activities. 74% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,704 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,035 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 57 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,261 | 612 | 649 |
| Cultivators | 1,035 | 447 | 588 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 57 | 22 | 35 |
| Household Industries | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 160 | 139 | 21 |
| Marginal Workers | 443 | 221 | 222 |
| Non Working | 758 | 386 | 372 |
Map of Wakching, Mon, Nagaland
Nearby Villages to Wakching, Wakching
Below are the list of villages near Wakching village in Wakching.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Lampong Wakching | 317 |
| Wakching Chingla Vill. | 440 |
| Shiyong | 1,417 |
| Wanching | 3,387 |
| Wakching Hq | 1,854 |
| Chingtang | 1,013 |
| Tanhai | 1,237 |
| Chingphoi | 611 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Wakching, Mon, Nagaland - Wikipedia