Jongmegre Population, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Jongmegre is a village situated in Samanda block of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 30 families residing in the village Jongmegre. The total population of Jongmegre is 169 out of which 77 are males and 92 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jongmegre is 1,195.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jongmegre village is 32 which is 19% of the total population. There are 15 male children and 17 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jongmegre is 1,133 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,195) of Jongmegre village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jongmegre is 67.2%. Thus Jongmegre village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.4% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 72.58% and the female literacy rate is 62.67% in Jongmegre village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jongmegre village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Jongmegre Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jongmegre village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 32 | 15 | 17 |
| Literacy | 67.15% | 72.58% | 62.67% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 168 | 77 | 91 |
| Illiterate | 77 | 32 | 45 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.4% of total population in Jongmegre village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Jongmegre village out of total population, 71 were engaged in work activities. 85.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 71 workers engaged in Main Work, 59 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 61 | 40 | 21 |
| Cultivators | 59 | 39 | 20 |
| Other Workers | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Non Working | 98 | 37 | 61 |
Nearby Villages to Jongmegre,
Below are the list of villages near Jongmegre village in Samanda.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dorakgre | 208 |
| Gitokgre | 429 |
| Sawilgre | 107 |
| Siso Bibra | 541 |
| Rengregre | 241 |
| Bawe Duragre | 99 |
| Rongatagre | 55 |
| Kakwa Bawegre | 349 |
| Naregre | 109 |
| Kakwa Rongbokgre | 184 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Jongmegre, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia