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Laskein Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya

Laskein Block of Jaintia Hills district has total population of 90,402 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 45,244 are males while 45,158 are females. In 2011 there were total 14,379 families residing in Laskein Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Laskein Block is 998.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Laskein Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 57.4% and the sex ratio of Laskein Block is 998.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Laskein Block is 21911 which is 24% of the total population. There are 11167 male children and 10744 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Laskein Block is 962 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 998 ) of Laskein Block.

The total literacy rate of Laskein Block is 57.4%. The male literacy rate is 37.93% and the female literacy rate is 49.05% in Laskein Block.

Population
90,402
Families
14,379
Literacy
57.4%
Sex Ratio
998

To facilitate the administration, Laskein Block is further divided into 100 villages.

Laskein Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Laskein Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 21,911 11,167 10,744
Literacy 57.4% 37.93% 49.05%
Scheduled Caste 72 61 11
Scheduled Tribe 87,041 43,434 43,607
Illiterate 51,088 28,081 23,007

Caste-wise Population - Laskein Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 96.3% of total population in Laskein Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 72 61 11
Schedule Tribe 87,041 43,434 43,607

Religion-wise Population - Laskein Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,523 (1.68%) 882 641
Muslim 213 (0.24%) 142 71
Christian 55,124 (60.98%) 27,591 27,533
Sikh 1 (0%) 1 0
Buddhist 44 (0.05%) 24 20
Jain 2 (0%) 1 1
Other Religion 33,280 (36.81%) 16,480 16,800
No Religion Specified 215 (0.24%) 123 92

Literacy Rate - Laskein Block

Average literacy rate of Laskein Block in 2011 were 57.4% in which, male and female literacy were 50.37% and 64.37% respectively. Total literate in Laskein Block were 39,314 of which male and female were 17,163 and 22,151 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Laskein Block

The Sex Ratio of Laskein Block is 998 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 998 females in Laskein Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 962 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 998 ) of Laskein Block.

Child Population - Laskein Block

According to Census 2011, there were 21,911 children between age 0 to 6 years in Laskein Block. Out of which 21,911 were male while 21,911 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Laskein Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Laskein Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Laskein Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 21,911.

Total Urban Rural
Population 90,402 0 90,402
Children (0 - 6 years) 21,911 0 21,911
Schedule Caste 72 0 72
Schedule Tribe 87,041 0 87,041
Literacy 57.4% - 57.4%
Sex Ratio 998 - 998

Working Population - Laskein Block

In Laskein Block out of total population, 34,656 were engaged in work activities. 65.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 34,656 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,634 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,168 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,549 14,063 8,486
Cultivators 7,634 5,082 2,552
Agriculture Labourer 5,168 3,016 2,152
Household Industries 320 147 173
Other Workers 9,427 5,818 3,609
Marginal Workers 12,107 6,483 5,624
Non Working 55,746 24,698 31,048

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