Lyngkein Population, Caste, Working Data East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Lyngkein is a village situated in Mylliem block of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 113 families residing in the village Lyngkein. The total population of Lyngkein is 618 out of which 329 are males and 289 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lyngkein is 878.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lyngkein village is 133 which is 22% of the total population. There are 72 male children and 61 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lyngkein is 847 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (878) of Lyngkein village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lyngkein is 75.9%. Thus Lyngkein village has higher literacy rate compared to 70% of East Khasi Hills district. The male literacy rate is 69.26% and the female literacy rate is 83.33% in Lyngkein village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lyngkein village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lyngkein Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lyngkein village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 133 | 72 | 61 |
| Literacy | 75.88% | 69.26% | 83.33% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 617 | 328 | 289 |
| Illiterate | 250 | 151 | 99 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.8% of total population in Lyngkein village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lyngkein village out of total population, 221 were engaged in work activities. 99.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 221 workers engaged in Main Work, 82 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 96 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 220 | 167 | 53 |
| Cultivators | 82 | 61 | 21 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 96 | 74 | 22 |
| Other Workers | 42 | 32 | 10 |
| Marginal Workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Non Working | 397 | 161 | 236 |
Nearby Villages to Lyngkein,
Below are the list of villages near Lyngkein village in Mylliem.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Mawsing | 323 |
| Mawri | 397 |
| Laitkor Lumheh | 4,146 |
| Nongbet | 404 |
| Rngi shyllong | 865 |
| Marbaniang | 519 |
| Umiew | 894 |
| Syllai-U-Lor | 589 |
| Liewlong | 1,169 |
| Rangbihbih | 821 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lyngkein, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia