Iooksi Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Iooksi is a village situated in Laskein block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 138 families residing in the village Iooksi. The total population of Iooksi is 844 out of which 427 are males and 417 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Iooksi is 977.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Iooksi village is 189 which is 22% of the total population. There are 93 male children and 96 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Iooksi is 1,032 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (977) of Iooksi village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Iooksi is 85.2%. Thus Iooksi village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 82.34% and the female literacy rate is 88.16% in Iooksi village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Iooksi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Iooksi Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Iooksi village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 189 | 93 | 96 |
| Literacy | 85.19% | 82.34% | 88.16% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 841 | 425 | 416 |
| Illiterate | 286 | 152 | 134 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.6% of total population in Iooksi village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Iooksi village out of total population, 295 were engaged in work activities. 29.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 70.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 295 workers engaged in Main Work, 31 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 88 | 60 | 28 |
| Cultivators | 31 | 26 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 50 | 27 | 23 |
| Marginal Workers | 207 | 120 | 87 |
| Non Working | 549 | 247 | 302 |
Nearby Villages to Iooksi,
Below are the list of villages near Iooksi village in Laskein.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Umsalait | 1,190 |
| Kyanmynsar Thlongmoo | 1,215 |
| Tongkiad | 111 |
| Praing | 754 |
| Lakadong | 230 |
| Umdinlieng | 922 |
| Khonshnong | 1,290 |
| Iawthymmei | 380 |
| Mukhap | 2,746 |
| Saphai | 2,540 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Iooksi, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia