Jarain Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Jarain is a village situated in Amlarem block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 231 families residing in the village Jarain. The total population of Jarain is 1,603 out of which 806 are males and 797 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jarain is 989.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jarain village is 369 which is 23% of the total population. There are 194 male children and 175 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jarain is 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (989) of Jarain village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jarain is 42.5%. Thus Jarain village has lower literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 35.29% and the female literacy rate is 49.52% in Jarain village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jarain village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Jarain Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jarain village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 369 | 194 | 175 |
| Literacy | 42.46% | 35.29% | 49.52% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,580 | 792 | 788 |
| Illiterate | 1,079 | 590 | 489 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.6% of total population in Jarain village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Jarain village out of total population, 520 were engaged in work activities. 94.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 520 workers engaged in Main Work, 36 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 366 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 490 | 337 | 153 |
| Cultivators | 36 | 30 | 6 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 366 | 265 | 101 |
| Other Workers | 88 | 42 | 46 |
| Marginal Workers | 30 | 8 | 22 |
| Non Working | 1,083 | 461 | 622 |
Nearby Villages to Jarain,
Below are the list of villages near Jarain village in Amlarem.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Shken Talang | 921 |
| Ladjaplem | 141 |
| Shken Pyrsit | 677 |
| Umladkhur | 1,247 |
| Madan Tyrpait | 471 |
| Thangbuli | 1,654 |
| Umsalang | 363 |
| Amsarim | 174 |
| Mupylut | 1,846 |
| Amlarem | 658 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Jarain, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia