Lama Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Lama is a village situated in Khliehriat block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 59 families residing in the village Lama. The total population of Lama is 338 out of which 162 are males and 176 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lama is 1,086.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lama village is 93 which is 28% of the total population. There are 43 male children and 50 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lama is 1,163 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,086) of Lama village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lama is 47.8%. Thus Lama village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 42.02% and the female literacy rate is 53.17% in Lama village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lama village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lama Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lama village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 93 | 43 | 50 |
| Literacy | 47.76% | 42.02% | 53.17% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 337 | 161 | 176 |
| Illiterate | 221 | 112 | 109 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.7% of total population in Lama village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lama village out of total population, 124 were engaged in work activities. 99.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 124 workers engaged in Main Work, 122 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 123 | 84 | 39 |
| Cultivators | 122 | 84 | 38 |
| Other Workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Non Working | 214 | 77 | 137 |
Nearby Villages to Lama,
Below are the list of villages near Lama village in Khliehriat.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ummat | 441 |
| Natbor | 192 |
| Um Latdoh | 349 |
| Borghat | 281 |
| Umlong | 418 |
| Kwator | 206 |
| Pdien Wah-Khynriam | 80 |
| Lum Shnong | 1,945 |
| Umlaper | 41 |
| Bri Shyrnot | 197 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lama, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia