Rongkem Population, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Rongkem is a village situated in Samanda block of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 36 families residing in the village Rongkem. The total population of Rongkem is 210 out of which 116 are males and 94 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rongkem is 810.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Rongkem village is 49 which is 23% of the total population. There are 29 male children and 20 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rongkem is 690 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (810) of Rongkem village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rongkem is 75.2%. Thus Rongkem village has a higher literacy rate compared to 60.4% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 79.31% and the female literacy rate is 70.27% in Rongkem village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Rongkem village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Rongkem Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rongkem village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 49 | 29 | 20 |
| Literacy | 75.16% | 79.31% | 70.27% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 210 | 116 | 94 |
| Illiterate | 89 | 47 | 42 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 100% of total population in Rongkem village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Rongkem village out of total population, 83 were engaged in work activities. 55.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 83 workers engaged in Main Work, 40 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 46 | 37 | 9 |
| Cultivators | 40 | 35 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Other Workers | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 37 | 7 | 30 |
| Non Working | 127 | 72 | 55 |
Map of Rongkem, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya
Nearby Villages to Rongkem, Samanda
Below are the list of villages near Rongkem village in Samanda.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Wakgitcho | 114 |
| Dolwarigre | 227 |
| Samanda Megapgre | 401 |
| Dinaminggre | 496 |
| Samanda Patranggre | 55 |
| Chonggigre | 67 |
| New Chidekgiri | 101 |
| Bansinggre | 191 |
| Naregre | 109 |
| Akel Agalgre | 161 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Rongkem, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia