Nongjngi Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Nongjngi is a village situated in Thadlaskein block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 216 families residing in the village Nongjngi. The total population of Nongjngi is 1,460 out of which 731 are males and 729 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nongjngi is 997.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nongjngi village is 354 which is 24% of the total population. There are 171 male children and 183 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nongjngi is 1,070 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (997) of Nongjngi village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nongjngi is 56.8%. Thus Nongjngi village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 50.89% and the female literacy rate is 62.82% in Nongjngi village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Nongjngi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Nongjngi Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nongjngi village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 354 | 171 | 183 |
| Literacy | 56.78% | 50.89% | 62.82% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,120 | 559 | 561 |
| Illiterate | 832 | 446 | 386 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 76.7% of total population in Nongjngi village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Nongjngi village out of total population, 701 were engaged in work activities. 88.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 701 workers engaged in Main Work, 521 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 623 | 343 | 280 |
| Cultivators | 521 | 280 | 241 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 98 | 60 | 38 |
| Marginal Workers | 78 | 28 | 50 |
| Non Working | 759 | 360 | 399 |
Nearby Villages to Nongjngi,
Below are the list of villages near Nongjngi village in Thadlaskein.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Nongjngi, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia