Myntkung Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Myntkung is a village situated in Laskein block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 111 families residing in the village Myntkung. The total population of Myntkung is 845 out of which 430 are males and 415 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Myntkung is 965.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Myntkung village is 209 which is 25% of the total population. There are 95 male children and 114 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Myntkung is 1,200 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (965) of Myntkung village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Myntkung is 40.7%. Thus Myntkung village has lower literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 27.46% and the female literacy rate is 55.48% in Myntkung village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Myntkung village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Myntkung Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Myntkung village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 209 | 95 | 114 |
| Literacy | 40.72% | 27.46% | 55.48% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 842 | 427 | 415 |
| Illiterate | 586 | 338 | 248 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.6% of total population in Myntkung village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Myntkung village out of total population, 354 were engaged in work activities. 98.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 354 workers engaged in Main Work, 36 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 309 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 350 | 209 | 141 |
| Cultivators | 36 | 31 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 309 | 175 | 134 |
| Other Workers | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Non Working | 491 | 217 | 274 |
Nearby Villages to Myntkung,
Below are the list of villages near Myntkung village in Laskein.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kyndongtuber | 4,874 |
| Pammanik | 1,915 |
| Mynso B | 1,636 |
| Pasyih | 2,339 |
| Mynso A | 1,372 |
| Pdeimutong | 723 |
| Phramer | 1,145 |
| Khliehumbuit | 113 |
| Thadmuthlong | 3,427 |
| Mynskiah | 107 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Myntkung, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia